December 3, 2012
It’s day 39 of our 50th anniversary series! The following is an excerpt from Devashish Mitra’s review of The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William R. Easterly. The review was published in the April 2002 issue of the Southern Economic Journal.
December 1, 2012
For day 37, Clay Morgan, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Environmental Studies, Political Science, Bioethics, reflects on both Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons edited by Jonathan B. Tucker and Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences by Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett:
November 30, 2012
Lev Manovich reflects on The Language of New Media for our 36th post:
November 28, 2012
Carole Horne, general manager of Harvard Book Store, reflects on Mapping Boston edited by Alex Kriegerand David Cobb for day 34 of our anniversary series:
November 27, 2012
Searching for that special holiday gift for the gamer on your list? Not satisfied by buying them the latest game? The MIT Press will feature several of our “gamer” titles throughout the holidays.
The 33rd post of our 50th anniversary series celebrates Paul Ceruzzi’s A History of Modern Computing. Here’s an excerpt from the book:
November 26, 2012
For day 32, Clay Morgan, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Environmental Studies, Political Science, Bioethics, reflects on America’s Achilles’ Heel: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism and Covert Attack by Richard A. Falkenrath, Robert D. Newman, and Bradley A. Thayer:
November 25, 2012
Emily Taber, Assistant Acquisitions Editor, Economics, Finance, and Business, writes about Financial Modeling by Simon Benninga and The Chinese Economy: Transitions and Growth by Barry Naughton for day 31 of our 50th anniversary series.
November 23, 2012
With the nation’s largest retailers planning to open up earlier than ever for Black Friday, many stores are anticipating the arrival of a record number of shoppers. This makes Black Friday the perfect time for people to “shop for good.”
We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Our 29th post in the 50th anniversary series is a particularly prescient passage from City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn by William Mitchell: