The nation’s founding document, as imagined by the midcentury American imagination. In 1952, Stanford University Press published a guide for young American readers to aid them in their understanding of the United States Constitution. Now in reissue over 60 years later, the book not only …
Our new sociology and Asian Studies editor on writing vividly in academia. by JENNY GAVACS “If What I Say Is True” by Elvert Barnes, creative commons image via Flickr On July 21 I was honored to start as SUP’s new editor for sociology and Asian …
Announcing the March Madness Sale: A Month-Long Spree of Discounted Books across a variety of disciplines—Business, Middle East Studies, Literary Criticism and more! Spring is in the air (at least in California, it is) and it's time for a little seasonal sprucing. In an …
The antiquated technology of the American credit card makes it vulnerable to theft. Following recent massive credit card data theft at several national retailers, everyone, including Congress, is suddenly worried about cyber security. Cyber thieves made off with the credit card data of 40 million …
As Bahrain experienced paroxysms of revolt in the midst of the Arab Spring, Toby Matthiesen was on the ground in the small island kingdom, watching the events of 2011 unfold. Inspired by the domino-chain of the Arab Spring, in 2011 Bahrainis rallied for political reform. …
The following guest post from Paul C. Godfrey is the third in a series of blog posts reflecting on the War on Poverty, half a century after its inception. See the rest of the series here. Scientists love natural experiments; something happens to one group …
Joel Beinin offers the last word in our week-long blog series on the Egyptian uprising. by JOEL BEININ When the popular uprising against Hosni Mubarak erupted on January 25, 2011, I followed the events from my television and computer screens at Stanford, feeling that I …
How the Tahrir protests escalated and how the Muslim Brotherhood fell out of favor. a Q&A with SAMER SHEHATA Q: Three years ago, what do you think Egyptians envisioned for their political future? What brought them to Tahrir? SHEHATA: Of course, during the initial days …
