Not a thing! This is what Dr. Anthony Gierzynski (University of Vermont), author of the widely praised Saving the American Elections: A Diagnosis and Prescription for a Healthier Democracy (Cambria Press, 2011), predicts based on his research. Read Dr. Gierzynski’s commentary below: * * * * * * * * Malfunctioning Elections and Gridlock: Why the 2014…
As speculation rises as to who will be running in 2016, the highly praised Presidential Electors and the Electoral College (Cambria Press, 2012) by Robert Alexander provides novel insights about stealth campaigns to change the votes of presidential electors in recent elections. This book is in the Politics, Institutions, and…
With the forthcoming release of two books, Sinophone Malaysian Literature and Anglophone Literatures in the Asian Diaspora, in the Cambria Sinophone World Series (among many others which have just been published and more in the pipeline) one would think that general editor Professor Victor Mair would be too busy to travel….
The Cambria Sinophone World Series, headed by Professor Victor Mair, will soon be releasing Sinophone Malaysian Literature by Alison Groppe. While there have been several excellent works that deal with individual Chinese authors from Malaysia, there is to date no broadly framed and comprehensive study of the body of Chinese…
The Cambria Sinophone World Series, headed by Professor Victor Mair, will soon be releasing Anglophone Literatures in the Asian Diaspora: Literary Transnationalism and Translingual Migrations by Karen An-hwei Lee. The book is praised by Professor Josephine Park (University of Pennsylvania) for being an “illuminating study” as well as Professor Ouyang…
“SINGAPORE is a lively, vibrant and efficient place with a cosmopolitan population. English is almost universally spoken, decisions are made quickly and the streets are safe”, as described very accurately by The Economist. Singapore has come a long way since it was just a small village and much of this…
According to yesterday’s article in The Economist, the older generation does not get it when it comes to finding love on the Internet. In reference to Anthony Weiner sending lewd snaps of himself, the report states “the way to find love is to send photos of your face.” The article…
A recent article in The Economist reports that southeastern Myanmar is “one of the most mine-ridden regions in the world”, where “over 5m Burmese people live in areas contaminated by landmines, most of which are concentrated on the long border with Thailand.” In spite of the lethal consequences of landmines,…
Congratulations to Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian and Mabel Lee for Gao Xingjian: Aesthetics and Creation being picked as an editors’ favorite by Cerise Press, a journal of literature, arts, and culture! The book review praises the “long-awaited” book “an illuminating read” casting light on how “Gao relentlessly probes the boundaries…
Recent reports state that Wal-Mart is threatening to walk away from at least three planned sites in the District of Columbia after DC lawmakers voted to require the megastore and other large nonunion retailers to provide workers with a mimimum “living wage” of $12.50 an hour.” This could mean a loss of…
