Category Archives: History

UC Press Podcast Featuring Gary Okihiro

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Lindsay Wong

We are pleased to announce that Episode 15 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Gary Okihiro as he talks about the history of the tropics and… Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday: Gil Scott-Heron

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Rebecca

Happy Birthday to Gil Scott-Heron! Continue reading →

Posted in A-Featured, Current Events, Gil Scott-Heron, History, Music, OMO, Politics, The Revoltion Will Not Be Televised, Uncategorized, birthday | Leave a comment

A Brief History: Sudan and Somalia

Posted on March 31, 2009 by EDonegan

A brief overview of some key people and groups in Somalia and Sudan. Continue reading →

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At Least He Got My Name Right

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Rebecca

What do you do when your work is distorted to make or support political claims you don’t accept in the service of an agenda that you don’t share? Continue reading →

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Podcast with Emil Draitser, author of Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Lindsay Wong

On March 20, 2009, Leonard Lopate of the The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC New York Public Radio, interviewed Emil Draitser. Draitser, a professor of Russian at Hunter College of the City University of New York and author of twelve… Continue reading →

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Explore Africa: Top Africa Blogs

Posted on March 24, 2009 by EDonegan

Check out our selection of some of the best Africa-focused blogs. Continue reading →

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This Day In History: Relativity

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Rebecca

On this day in history, March 20, 1916… Continue reading →

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Sudan: A Coward’s Revenge

Posted on March 17, 2009 by EDonegan

The quiet and cowardly way that Sudan chose to restart the genocide. Continue reading →

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The Seer in Ancient Greece

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Lindsay Wong

Michael Flower is Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University and editor, in collaboration with John Marincola, of Herodotus, Histories, Book IX, author of Theopompus of Chios: History and Rhetoric in the Fourth Century B.C., and editor, with Mark Toher, of… Continue reading →

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New Book Trailer: Alcatraz: The Gangster Years

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Lindsay Wong

We invite you to watch our latest book trailer for Alcatraz: The Gangster Years (UC Press, April 2009). Please check back, as we continue to add more book trailers and videos! To view our video library, please visit our UC… Continue reading →

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