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Upcoming Translation: “Homo Ludens” by Johan Huizinga
After the acclaimed English translation of Huizinga’s Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen (Autumntide of the Middle Ages), LUP intends to publish a

Booklaunch World History for International Studies
Last week BA International Studies celebrated its 10th anniversary. A perfect moment to present the brand new textbook World History

Nederlands-Indische literatuur herlezen
Onze blik op het koloniale verleden is de laatste decennia veranderd en dat geldt ook voor onze blik op de

What Constitutes Being Muslim in Indonesia
A What’s New?! lecture organized by LUCIS This talk undertakes a rich ethnographic study of Eastern Indonesia’s Bima Muslims who

Book launch Media-Art-Politics
NICA presents a book launch of the first two titles in the new series in Media / Art / Politics

International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women’s Day, you receive a 30% discount on three special books about women, written by women.

Online boekensalon ‘Beelden van de Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsoorlog, 1945-1949’
Presentator Jef Schaeps interviewt Gert Oostindie over het boek Beelden van de Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsoorlog, 1945-1949. In de boekensalon worden zowel

Debat Spui25: De continue constructie van een tijdperk. Een nieuwe zeventiende eeuw?
Hoe is ons beeld van deze ‘gouden eeuw’ de laatste decennia veranderd en wat heeft die periode ons vandaag de

Amsterdam University Press and Leiden University Press sign international distribution and marketing agreement
Amsterdam University Press (AUP) will internationally distribute and market titles published by Leiden University Press in print and digital format

Online boekpresentatie: Het belang van het Antilliaans erfgoed
Gert Oostindie vertelt over het boek Antilliaans erfgoed en het project ‘Traveling Caribbean Heritage’. Georganiseerd door de Vereniging Antilliaans Netwerk

A lecture and debate at RUSI, leading defence and security think tank
Lt Col Mirjam Grandia Mantas will speak about her recently published book followed by questions and discussion. The Royal United

Staging China: The Politics of Mass Spectacle has won the IBP 2021 Publisher’s Accolade
Out of nearly 1000 titles Staging China: The Politics of Mass Spectacle by Florian Schneider has won the Publisher’s Accolade

American Journal of Archaeology praises Liquid Footprints for its innovative angles
A book review by Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow of Liquid Footprints: Water, Urbanism, and Sustainability in Roman Ostia by Mark A.

“Ishikawa Sanshirō’s Geographical Imagination” shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society 2021 Gladstone Prize
Nadine Willems book “Ishikawa Sanshirō’s Geographical Imagination” published in the Critical, Connected Histories series has been shortlisted for the Royal

Saskia Gieling new managing publisher of Leiden University Press
As of April 1, 2021, Dr. Saskia Gieling will be the new managing publisher of Leiden University Press (LUP), the