Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Organization of American Historians conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
OAH 2023 Virtual Exhibit
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AAIHS 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 African American Intellectual History Society conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Q&A with Bruce W. Worthen, author of MORMON ENVOY
Bruce W. Worthen, author of Mormon Envoy: The Diplomatic Legacy of Dr. John Milton Bernhisel, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: […]
A HOUSE FOR STRUGGLE Receives Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP Book Prize
We are pleased to announce that A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago by E. James West has received Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP […]
Free E-book Giveaway: AFRO-NOSTALGIA
February’s free e-book is here! Check out Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture by Badia Aha-Legardy before the month is over! As early as the eighteenth century, white Americans […]
Q&A with Gavin Feller, author of ETERNITY IN THE ETHER
Gavin Feller, author of Eternity in the Ether: A Mormon Media History, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you […]
Q&A with Robert W. Cherny, author of HARRY BRIDGES
Robert W. Cherny, author of Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you decide […]
Honoring the Life of Author Ronald D. Cohen
The University of Illinois Press is saddened to report the death of Ronald D. Cohen on December 27, 2022. Ron was a noted historian of American folk music with a […]
AHA 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Q&A with Leslie M. Alexander, author of FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLIC
Leslie M. Alexander, author of Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader […]
Free E-book Giveaway: THE MARK OF SLAVERY
Janaury’s free e-book is here! Check out The Mark of Slavery: Disability, Race, and Gender in Antebellum America by Jenifer L. Barclay before the month is over! Time and again, […]
Letter from the Director: Celebrating the Life of UIP Series Editor and Author Roger Daniels
The University of Illinois Press is saddened to share the news that Roger Daniels passed away December 9, a few days after celebrating his 95th birthday. An expert on the Japanese […]