The austere and elegant central cloisters designed by Bramante and the ancient monastery of Sant’Ambrogio, or St Ambrose, home to the Catholic University of Milan since 1932, are framed by modern buildings technologically fully equipped. Together with the more austere and imposing pre-existent structures, they house the great University Library. The University Library is one […]

TED conferences are some of the best places for forward thinkers to come together and share ideas. Covering everything from art to science to business, innovative thinkers and industry leaders come to spread their knowledge with the world. One of the greatest aspects of the organisation is that they record all the lectures from the […]

Sociology, as the systematic study of social institutions, inevitably looks at how major institutional areas (the political, the legal and the economic) intersect and mutually shape each other. At the same time, to quote the famous words of American sociologist C. Wright Mills, sociologists concern themselves with the interface between “private troubles and public issues.” […]

The first in a series of short posts designed to give a glimpse into the inner workings of academic publishing at Anthem. Anthem Press is made up of distinct but overlapping divisions (have a look at the structure of our lists), but our bread and butter – and the real backbone and soul of the company – […]

Over the past year, we have been working on developing our Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance series. Looking at a wide range of theatre, from historically traditional forms to less structured, contemporary acts, this series seeks to analyse one of the most dynamic aspects of culture with a broad, global perspective. This December, we […]

For the most part, there are three kinds of environmental books being published today. The first offers scientific or engineering evidence in an effort to draw attention to a particular environmental phenomenon, like acidification of the ocean. The second offers an explanation, often in the form of a scholarly analysis, of why the problem, like […]

The Cambridge International GCSE (IGCSE) is widely recognised as the most popular international qualification for 14-16 year olds in the world. One of the primary reasons for its wide reach is that Cambridge qualifications are highly regarded by universities and employers worldwide. As a result, schools everywhere, from Brussels to Beijing, have signed up to […]

October was a busy month for our author, Dr Thomas Mayer. His book, ‘Europe’s Unfinished Currency,’ was published at the beginning of the month and in order to promote and celebrate the release, Dr Mayer participated in a book tour around Europe and the U.S. with stops in several cities including London, Frankfort, and New […]

People who are melodramatic about the decline of the physical book often see booklovers as having to retreat to redoubts, sanctuaries, like people of learning retiring to monasteries in late antiquity. Things may not be that drastic, but my personal Monte Cassino or Vivarium is the New York Society Library on East 79th St. It […]