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.
 


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The Regal Lemon Tree

Translated from Spanish by Sergio Waisman, "The Regal Lemon Tree" is one of the late Juan José Saer's most beloved novels.

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Henry Adams in Washington

Ormond Seavey integrates the diverse aspects of Adams's writing, arguing for his placement among the major American writers of the nineteenth century.

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Gente: A Task-Based Approach to Learning Spanish

María J. de la Fuente, professor of Spanish, is the author of "Gente," the only task-based, Spanish language learning textbook in the United States.

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Curbing the Court: Why the Public Constrains Judicial Independence

Brandon Bartels co-authored this examination of how political actors seek to limit the Supreme Court’s power when it suits their aims.

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Differentiating the Pearl from the Fish-Eye: Ouyang Jingwu and the Revival of Scholastic Buddhism

Eyal Aviv offers an account of Ouyang Jingwu, a leading intellectual who revived the Buddhist scholastic movement during the early Republican period in China.

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Biophysics: A Student’s Guide to the Physics of the Life Sciences and Medicine

Physics professor William Carleton Park gives a comprehensive and extensive classroom-tested biophysics textbook.

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A Musical Education

Translated from Spanish by Sergio Waisman, professor of Spanish and international affairs, "A Musical Education" is a compilation of poems by Yaki Setton.

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Digital Pirates: Policing Intellectual Property in Brazil

Alexander Dent examines the unauthorized creation, distribution and consumption of movies and music in Brazil.

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Laughing North Koreans

Immanuel Kim argues that comedy films, popular comedians, and the viewers have an intricate interdependent relationship that shaped the film culture.

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Spiders of the World: A Natural History

Written by leading experts on spiders, including Biology’s Gustavo Hormiga, Spiders of the World covers an array of spider species from around the globe.