Inadvertent Expansion: How Peripheral Agents Shape World Politics
Political Science's Nicholas D. Anderson explores a common yet overlooked pattern in great power politics: territorial expansion occurring without intent or initial authorization.
Faculty Books
From the history of race and caste in Latin America to the role of music in religion around the world, Columbian College faculty publish numerous thought-provoking and timely titles every year. Their work has topped bestseller lists, inspired debate and dialogue and received positive reviews from high-profile outlets like the Los Angeles Review of Books and The New York Times.
Inclusive STEM: Transforming Disciplinary Writing Instruction for a Socially Just Future
Co-edited by Chemistry's LaKeisha McClary, the book encompasses a diversity of STEM education contexts and offers instructional strategies and assignments for creating equitable, inclusive classrooms.
The Documentary Filmmaker’s Workbook
SMPA's Nina Gilden Seavey, research professor emerita, offers an instructional filmmaking guide that can be flipped upside down to create two books in one.
Fundraising: Principles and Practice
TSPPPA Professor Michael Worth offers an updated comprehensive introduction to fundraising that focuses on both theory and practice.
Interior Design is Not Decoration And Other Ideas
Corcoran's Stephanie Travis explores interior design with snappy set of 100 entries, showcasing its importance and proves that interiors are vital to our lived experience.
Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas
Political Science’s Kelly Bauer co‑authored a book reflecting today’s dynamic climate, blending theory and country studies to explore global political nuances.
Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition
Political Science Professor Jeffrey Ding investigates why some states were more successful than others at adapting and embracing new technologies at scale.
Philosophy Professor Vanessa Wills shows that the founder of historical materialism held nuanced views about the role that morality played in political struggle.
Autocrats Can't Always Get What They Want
Political Science Professor Nathan J. Brown co‑authored the book, arguing that understanding authoritarian systems requires examining leaders’ aims and state machinery.
Political Science Professor Eric Grynaviski shows how American entrepreneurs manipulated the United States into pursuing imperial projects in the Pacific.