Happy Birthday to Us
March 16th, 2008
March 16 represents the third birthday for Left Coast Press, Inc. We've gone from one person (and a guard dog) to five, and from a blank slate to over 100 books, six journals, and three multimedia products. Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible.
mitch allen, publisher
Left Coast author on Daily Show
March 14th, 2008
Archaeologist Brian Fagan, a Left Coast author and advisor, is appearing on the Daily Show Monday March 17. No, he's not talking about one of our books, rather his latest on the medieval warm period, but go see him anyway. How many archaeologists can claim to be on Comedy Central... don't answer that. And, while you're at it, pick up a copy of Writing Archaeology, his book for Left Coast Press, Inc.
Hitting the road? It's conference season!
March 14th, 2008
Left Coast representatives and books will be at a host of conferences this spring. So stop by our booth, pick up a title or two, and tell us about what you're writing:
Society for Applied Anthropology (Jennifer Collier)
Society for American Archaeology (Mitch Allen, Caryn Berg, hosted by Univ.British Columbia Press)
Society for California Archaeology (Mitch Allen)
American Association of Museums (Jennifer Collier, Mitch Allen, Joanna Ebenstein)
Pacific Sociological Association (books only)
American Educational Research Association (books only, hosted by Paradigm Publishers)
Congress on Qualitative Inquiry (Mitch Allen)
Mitch will be giving workshops on publishing at both Society for California Archaeology and the qualitative research congress.
New Left Coaster
February 26th, 2008
We are pleased to belatedly announce the arrival of a new staff member.
Tristan Cody Saliger, son of Mike Saliger and our archaeology
marketing manager Caryn Berg was born January 8. According to a very
reliable, if anonymous source, "He eats and naps like a champ...still
isn't sleeping through the night, but that will come."
We expect him to be drooling on book covers shortly. Welcome Tristan!
Chicago Public Radio features two Left Coast authors
February 4th, 2008
Yannis Hamilakis and Philip Duke, editors of Archaeology and Capitalism: From Ethics to Politics, were recently interviewed for Chicago Public Radio's Geopolitics of Archaeology series. This series explores the political tide pool swirling around the fields of archaeology, anthropology and history, and is an excellent venue to feature this recent Left Coast title.
CHOICE Award for Historical Archaeology
January 30th, 2008
Barbara Little's book HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY has been selected as a
2007 Outstanding Academic Book by CHOICE Magazine, the main review
magazine for university librarians. Fewer than 1% of the thousands of
books sent to CHOICE for review are selected for this honor. Barbara's
book is a concise, well-written overview of historical archaeology,
both in the United States and internationally. Congratulations!
Disappearing Peoples? editor is honored with prestigious Lourdes Arizpe award
October 13th, 2007
Barbara Rose Johnston, co-editor of Disappearing Peoples? Indigenous Groups and Ethnic Minorities in South and Central Asia was awarded the 2007 American Anthropological Association's Lourdes Arizpe Award. This biennial award highlights the critical need for anthropological knowledge and perspective in addressing current environmental issues with larger implications for matters of global concern. Congratulations Barbara!
A Need to Know wins NCA book award
October 1st, 2007
Bud Goodall's book A NEED TO KNOW,
his poignant autoethnographic work about growing up as a CIA baby, was
awarded this year's book prize of the Ethnography Division of the
National Communication Association. A Need to Know will be available in
paperback in January 2008.
New Journals for 2008--Museum History, Qualitative Research, Heritage Management
July 12th, 2007
We are pleased to announce that we will be launching three new journals in 2008.
Museum History Journal is a new, refereed
international publication of critical evaluative histories relating to
museums, the museum profession, and the cultural context in which they
operated, to be published semi-annually .
International Review of Qualitative Research
will be sponsored by the Institute for Qualitative Inquiry at
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the annual Congress of
Qualitative Inquiry and will include research studies that link
qualitative research to issues of social justice. Details to follow.
Heritage Management is a global,
peer-reviewed journal that promotes collaborative discussion among
professionals and stakeholders for understanding issues of heritage
management. Details to follow.
Electronic Access to Journals
February 9th, 2007
Starting in 2007, institutional and museum subscribers will have the
option of print-plus-electronic or print-only versions of any Left Coast Press, Inc.,
journal, including access to all current-year issues plus the previous
year, online. In addition, individual subscribers will be able to
access and purchase individual journal articles starting with content
published in 2006, going forward. Members of journal partnership
organizations will have free access through membership in their
organization. On-line subscription features include full access to all
journal content beginning in 2006 and beyond, advanced search
capability, and personalized settings. Our online component is
partnered with MetaPress.
Access for online subscribers is through this website. Click through “Browse Journals” hit the “Online Journals Access”
button,. We hope you’ll try this exciting new feature and experience
for yourself its capacity to bring easier access, searching and
research capabilities to individuals and institutions across many
different fields of inquiry. Future Left Coast journals will have this
same electronic access. Please ask your librarian to add an on-line
component to their current subscription.