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Founded in 1949, Rowman & Littlefield is an independent press committed to an editorial mission increasingly sacrificed in a publishing era marked by corporate takeovers and university budget constraints. With the freedom to determine our own financial goals, we devote our resources to cultivating superb scholarship and innovative teaching in the academic disciplines we serve. Our renowned publishing tradition demonstrates that the calibre of authors, bookmaking, distribution, and creative interaction with scholars brings success.
Recent Posts
Stop the Beach Renourishment v Florida: When Will it Stop with the Weakening of Property Rights?
By Kyle Scott In the case of Stop the Beach Renourishment v Florida the question is raised as to whether the state of Florida's effort to renourish a seven mile stretch of beach near Destin, FL is a regulatory taking and therefore requires conformit...
Cyber Racism Podcast
This week’s guest on Context.org is Jessie Daniels, author of Cyber Racism: White Supremacy Online and the New Attack on Civil Rights and blogger at Racism Review and Contech. Cyber Racism is about white supremacist groups online, and Daniels tells...
Feeling the Pain?: The Media\'s Recent Coverage of Violence Against Women
By Jody Santos The MSNBC.com headline reads, “Pageant contestant accused of killing ex-actress.” The first three paragraphs don’t even mention the victim, Felicia Lee, by name. She is simply the “ex-adult movie actress” choked to death by...
A Manga Canon?
By John E. Ingulsrud and Kate Allen In a recent entry in the blog, The Manga Critic, Katherine Dacey begins a discussion on what titles to include in a manga canon.(i) She raises the questions of how to judge esthetic quality and whether a canon is ...
Excellent Review of At Reagan\'s Side in The Washington Times
"Beginning in 2001, scholars of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia conducted an oral history of Ronald Reagan's political years, beginning with his first campaign for governor of California through his last public speec...
Obama as Hitler: The Perils of Historical Analogies in American Politics
By David B. MacDonald Sad but true: comparing US leaders to Adolph Hitler hardly started with Barack Obama, and will no doubt continue well after he completes his two terms in office. In Wired magazine, Mike Godwin introduced his famous “Law of Na...

