{"product_id":"a-century-in-books-princeton-university-9780691122922","title":"A Century in Books: Princeton University Press 1905-2005","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt all began atop a drugstore in Princeton, New Jersey, in November 1905. From its modest beginnings, Princeton University Press was to become one of the world's most important scholarly publishers, embracing a wealth of disciplines that have enriched our cultural, academic, and scientific landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth as a tribute to our authors and to celebrate our centenary, Princeton University Press here presents \u003ci\u003eA Century in Books\u003c\/i\u003e. This beautifully designed volume highlights 100 of the nearly 8,000 books we have published. Necessarily winnowed from a much larger list, these books best typify what has been most lasting, most defining, and most distinctive about our publishing history--from Einstein's \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Relativity\u003c\/i\u003e (1922) to the numerous mathematical and other works that marked the Press's watershed decade of the 1940s, including von Neumann and Morgenstern's \u003ci\u003eTheory of Games and Economic Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e; from milestones of literary criticism by Erich Auerbach and Northop Frye to George Kennan's Pulitzer Prize-winning book on Soviet-American relations; from Milton Friedman and Anna Jacobson Schwartz's \u003ci\u003eA Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960\u003c\/i\u003e to more recent landmarks such as L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Paolo Menozzi, and Alberto Piazza's \u003ci\u003eThe History and Geography of Human Genes\u003c\/i\u003e and Robert Shiller's \u003ci\u003eIrrational Exuberance\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to succinct descriptions of the 100 titles and a short introduction on the history of the Press, the book features five essays by prominent scholars and writers: Michael Wood discusses the impact on Princeton University Press of intellectuals who fled Nazi Germany and authored many influential books. Anthony Grafton recounts our rich publishing tradition in history, politics, and culture. Sylvia Nasar traces our evolution into a leading voice in economics publishing. Daniel Kevles reflects on Einstein, a figure of special importance to Princeton. And Lord Robert May writes on our long-standing tradition of publishing in mathematics and science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Century in Books\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a celebration of 100 years of publishing at Princeton University Press--it is a treasure trove of 100 years of books that have added to the richness of twentieth-century intellectual life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069112292X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691122922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.42w x 0.72d","brand":"Princeton University","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065039204607,"sku":"9780691122922","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04352573-72d5-498c-a032-f61c0e264380.jpg?v=1768672735","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-century-in-books-princeton-university-9780691122922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}