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AAS 2014 Book Highlight! Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka by Sanchita Saxena
ByCambria Press March 24, 2014

The general perception of the garment and textile industry in the Global South is fueled only by images of dismal labor conditions and unsuitable factories, descriptions of labor clashes with police, and analyses of low wages and exploitative multinational corporations. This book presents an insightful perspective on the garment and…

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AAS 2014 Book Highlight! The History of Chinese Buddhist Bibliography: Censorship and Transformation of the Tripitaka
ByCambria Press March 20, 2014March 19, 2014

Praise for The History of Chinese Buddhist Bibliography: “Highly recommended for scholars and students studying Buddhism, history of the Chinese book, and comparative religion.” – Jiang Wu, University of Arizona “This highly accessible book is not only helpful to the nonspecialists in Buddhism but also to Buddhist scholars who are…

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AAS 2014 Highlight: Ooku, The Secret World of the Shogun’s Women
ByCambria Press March 19, 2014March 19, 2014

Praise for Ooku, The Secret World of the Shogun’s Women: “A wonderfully detailed history of the shogunal harem in Japan … The study covers everything from job descriptions and employment procedures to struggles over money and power; and it does not shy away from discussion of the sex—or lack of it—at the…

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AAS 2014 teaser: “I have been waiting for this book for a long time” – Victor Mair
ByCambria Press March 18, 2014March 19, 2014

“I have been waiting for this book for a long time, but the wait was well worth it. Considering the importance of the subject, it is rather amazing that [this book] has never been published before.” – Victor H. Mair Which book is this? Cambria Press will be unveiling it, hot off…

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MLA 2014 annual convention: Incredible Success for Cambria Press!
ByCambria Press January 14, 2014

Cambria Press enjoyed yet another tremendously successful MLA annual convention this year! One of the many reasons was that the Cambria Press booth was in a prime location–right in front of the MLA book exhibit hall entrance. There was a great deal of traffic, and attendees had very nice things…

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Cambria Press MLA Contemporary Global Performing Arts Highlights!
ByCambria Press January 8, 2014January 8, 2014

The Cambria Studies in Contemporary Global Performing Arts by John Clum (Duke University) has a few new exciting additions: Black Medea: Adaptations for Modern Plays by Kevin J. Wetmore Gay Drama Now: An Anthology by John M. Clum Performance, Theatre, and Society in Contemporary Nicaragua by Alberto Guevara The Films…

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Countdown to #MLA14 continues (polar vortex or not)!
ByCambria Press January 8, 2014January 8, 2014

Cambria Press is looking forward to being at #MLA14, and the good news is that the there is an upward climb in temperatures–by this Thursday (Jan 9) it inches up to 29 degrees, and by Friday it will be 36 degrees! Watch for the blast tomorrow from Cambria Press on…

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Cambria Press Book Highlight in Honor of Spirit Day! Go Purple!
ByCambria Press October 17, 2013

Cambria Press is going purple with GLAAD today in honor of Spirit Day! Cambria Press is also very proud to highlight Gay Drama Now by John Clum (Duke University), which “signal a daring and uncompromising next wave in gay drama for the twenty-first century,” according to Professor Robert Vorlicky, Director of…

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Nickolas Haydock, general editor of of the Cambria COM book series, is keynote speaker for the International Conference on Medievalism!
ByCambria Press October 16, 2013October 16, 2013

Nickolas Haydock, general editor of of the Cambria Studies in Classicism, Orientalism, and Medievalism book series and author of Situational Poetics in Robert Henryson’s The Testament of Cresseid, will be the keynote speaker at the 28th International Conference on Medievalism. To celebrate this honor, Cambria Press will be extending the Cambria…

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RMMLA 2013 Annual Convention — A Great Success!
ByCambria Press October 15, 2013October 15, 2013

With much gratitude to the RMMLA committee, in particular Joy Landeira and Christopher Lupke, Cambria Press had a very productive and enjoyable time at the RMMLA 2013 annual convention. Cambria Press director Toni Tan was heartened to meet many scholars daring enough to push the envelope when it comes to scholarship, given…

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