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Conservation As Patriotism 

Conservation As Patriotism 

Policy, environmentalism, and how the relationship between the two has shaped American perception Nancy J. Manring When you hear the word “environmentalist,” what pops into your head? If you’re like most people, words like “tree-hugger,” “eco-freak,” or worse, “eco-nazis” may come to mind. In 1989, 

Immigration and its Dimensions

Immigration and its Dimensions

With other Association of University Presses members, we recognize that immigration has recently been a vital and omnipresent topic on both a national and a global scale. To reflect this public interest,  we have an assembled a recommended reading list organized by Global and U.S.  focus.

Coda to Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love

Coda to Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love

The book explores what I call the “queer love” between Freeman and Carson and argues for its centrality to Carson’s writing of Silent Spring – the 1962 bestselling book that was a major spark for the modern environmental movement, as well as for the formation of the EPA in 1970.

Some Trouble with the AI Book Critic

Some Trouble with the AI Book Critic

Ironically, one fictitious book, The Last Algorithm, was billed as a “science-driven thriller” that “follows a programmer who discovers that an AI system has developed consciousness.” Perhaps the AI responsible for this blunder had a sense of humour.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS + PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE PROJECT LAUNCH REVIEWS OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE AS FIRST COLLABORATION IN OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL PUBLISHING PROGRAM

Stanford, CA: April 17, 2025: Stanford University Press (SUP) and Public Knowledge Project (SUP+PKP) announce the launch of the first journal in their open access program, Reviews of Economic Literature, which is accepting submissions now.

Announcing a (Mostly Invisible) Update to Our Website

We’ve recently partnered with Glassboxx, a digital and e-commerce services provider, to streamline and improve the shopping experience for US and Canada-based customers on our website.

Introducing Technoskepticism

Introducing Technoskepticism

Social media, techno-mess, and imagining collective access

SUP Welcomes Two New Series Editors

SUP Welcomes Two New Series Editors

Stanford University Press is pleased to welcome Jessica Marglin and Daniel B. Schwartz as the new editors for the Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture series.

Korea’s Bumpy Road Toward Democracy

Korea’s Bumpy Road Toward Democracy

The historical and sociopolitical contexts of President Yoon’s declaration of martial law and its aftermath