http://uncpressblog.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:11:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When Francisco I. Madero called for an uprising against dictatorial Mexican president Porfirio Diaz on November 20, 1910, he triggered a revolution in Mexico that would last until 1920. To understand the situation that led up to this event, it's helpful to take a look at Patrick McNamara's book Sons ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/20/today-in-history-the-mexican-revolution-begins/ Last Thursday the Press had a fabulous launch party for Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue at The Pit in downtown Raleigh. We celebrated with authors John Shelton Reed, Dale Volberg Reed, and William McKinney as well as several pitmasters featured in the book, including Ed Mitchell ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/18/holy-smoke-launch-night-at-the-pit/ On WUNC's (91.5 FM Chapel Hill) The State of Things today at noon, Frank Stasio and a panel of guests will be discussing the legal and religious meanings of marriage in light of the passage of Prop 8 in California and similar amendments in other states. Guests will include UNC Press ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/18/e-patrick-johnson-on-todays-state-of-things/ Robert S. McElvaine, editor of Down and Out in the Great Depression: Letters from the Forgotten Man, blogs regularly for The Huffington Post. In his latest post, he discusses the demise of Nixon's "southern strategy" and the new challenges for the GOP. from McElvaine: "New America" = Gone OLD Party Prior to ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/17/mcelvaine-on-election-08/ The following post is from Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts, co-editors of The New Politics of North Carolina. Cooper is MPA director and assistant professor of political science and public affairs at Western Carolina University. Knotts is department head and associate professor of political science and public affairs ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/13/reflections-on-the-2008-election/ Folks, Holy Smoke is hot! Thank you! The book popped up in the #15 spot in hardcover nonfiction on SIBA's (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) Southern Indie Bestseller List for the week ending November 2. This morning's News & Observer featured an interview with the Reeds. Today, John and Dale Reed talked to Frank ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/12/ssssmmmokin/ In addition to the many outstanding books UNC Press has published on Civil War battles, World War II military tactics, Cold War strategy, war heroes, and other military history, we have also brought to print stories of veterans sometimes left out of traditional American military narratives. In honor of all ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/11/in-honor-of-their-service/ Dr. Nortin Hadler, author of Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America, writes regularly for abcnews.com. Yesterday, he responded to the release of new study results showing that a cholesterol-lowering drug could be beneficial for patients who don't even have high cholesterol. Hadler begins: On March 31, 2008, pharmaceutical ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/11/dr-hadler-responds-to-new-study/ This past Saturday Wilmington, North Carolina, dedicated a new memorial to the victims of the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898. The memorial site includes an installation of six 16-foot-high bronze paddles created by sculptor Ayokunle Odeleye. Today, November 10, is the 110th anniversary of the event. Ten years ago, UNC Press ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/10/today-in-history-the-wilmington-race-riot/ Well, it's the semi-annual "clean-up day" here at UNC Press. That means everybody (except Courtney, whose office is always clean) takes some time to get their offices in order, thin out their email archives, and purge outdated files. A few extra HUGE recycling bins are brought in and are ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/07/john-and-dale-reed-brighten-uncp-clean-up-day/ Congratulations to everyone who voted yesterday! There was record turnout nationwide: more than 130 million people voted. North Carolina had 68.37% voter turnout. With more than four million votes cast for president in North Carolina, Obama is ahead by about 12,000 votes. Provisional ballots are still being counted (thus they ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/05/election-digestion/ It's hard to think about anything else right now, as far as I'm concerned. And I don't even watch teevee! That's the thing about the internet: if you need a fix of pretty much anything, you can get it, and get it immediately. Sometimes hitting "refresh" over at fivethirtyeight.com or ... http://uncpressblog.com/2008/11/03/this-week-in-history-all-our-presidents-got-elected/