NEWS
Three students in the university jail, mid 18th century, University of Erlangen
The book was officially released on 16 January 2006, but has been actually available since December 2005.
11 February 2006
First review - from the blogosphere: The Logan Lounge.
First review - from the blogosphere: The Logan Lounge.
27 March 2006
Austan Goolsbee is rumored to be reading AC - but will he finish it?
Austan Goolsbee is rumored to be reading AC - but will he finish it?
8 April 2006
David Labaree discusses AC at the American Educational Research
Association: "Markets and American Higher Education: An Institutional
Success Story,” Vice Presidential Address.
David Labaree discusses AC at the American Educational Research
Association: "Markets and American Higher Education: An Institutional
Success Story,” Vice Presidential Address.
I shall no longer post links to the reviews here, as they are all under the Reviews section.
The reviews in September and October by Sheldon Rothblatt and Anthony Grafton (see Reviews section)
had an impact, at least on sales. The book attained the highest sales that I have found to date on 21
October 2006: Amazon.com Sales Rank: #741. The power of the written word!
had an impact, at least on sales. The book attained the highest sales that I have found to date on 21
October 2006: Amazon.com Sales Rank: #741. The power of the written word!
The first prining sold out in early November. The press is printing more of the cloth edition, due around 22
December 2006. A paperback may appear in early 2008.
December 2006. A paperback may appear in early 2008.
November 2006: Shanghai Sanhui Culture and Press has purchased the rights for a Chinese translation.
February 2007: OGI Press has purchased the rights for a Russian translation.
September 2007: Acantilado-Quaderns Crema has purchased the rights for a Spanish translation.
September 2007: A paperback edition will officially appear on 1 November, but Amazon has it in stock already.
2007: AC won the Forkosch Prize for best book in intellectual history in 2006, awarded by the Journal
of the History of Ideas.
of the History of Ideas.