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Founded in 1890, the University of Pennsylvania Press is one of the oldest scholarly imprints in North America. Penn Press publishes rigorous and thought-provoking work in the humanities and social sciences designed to advance knowledge, dialogue, and understanding.


Our Acquisitions Editors


Walter Biggins, Editor-in-Chief
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Areas of acquisition: Cultural studies, intellectual and political history of the Americas, Atlantic World and postcolonial studies


Robert Lockhart, Senior Editor
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Areas of acquisition: Atlantic history, American history (colonial through the present), history of the African Diaspora and transnational history, urban studies


Elisabeth Maselli, Senior Editor
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Areas of acquisition: Jewish studies, religious studies, political science, anthropology, ethnography


Jenny Tan, Associate Editor
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Areas of acquisition: Ethnography, anthropology, political studies


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