Georgetown University Press

05/14/2026

Catholics fought on both sides of the American Civil War, but few supported the war's evolving aim of emancipating the enslaved. After the war, white Catholics played a decisive role in creating and promoting the ideology of the Lost Cause, a romantic distortion that the war had been a noble fight for freedom, rather than a means to preserve slavery. Catholics, the Civil War, and the Problem of the Lost Cause by Georgetown University professor emeritus Robert Emmett Curran sheds light on the surprising legacy of white American Catholics during and after the war years.

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Catholics-the-Civil-War-and-the-Problem-of-the-Lost-Cause

05/12/2026

New Book

In The Diplomacy of Pope Francis, Italian Jesuit priest Antonio Spadaro, SJ, explores Pope Francis's approach to geopolitics. Now translated into English from the original Italian by Gigi Fulginiti, Danielle Guida, and Thomas Mormino, this book provides a deeper understanding of the Church, the global challenges it faces, and the pope who sought Christ at the center of relations between the two.

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-Diplomacy-of-Pope-Francis

05/05/2026

New Book

After years of macroeconomic instability, central bank independence (CBI) is playing a pivotal role in achieving low inflation worldwide. But in some nations—including Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, India, Mexico, Türkiye, and the United States—central banks have been blamed for focusing only on fighting inflation at the expense of economic growth. Central Bank Independence and Inflation: Lessons from Latin America, by former governor of the Central Bank of Ecuador Luis I. Jácome, warns against the consequences of weakening this institutional arrangement. It is the first book to provide a historical account of Latin America's CBI and will be a valuable resource for those interested in monetary policy.

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Central-Bank-Independence-and-Inflation

04/13/2026

New Book

Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy by Loyola University Chicago professor Amy J. Heineke and University of North Carolina at Charlotte professor Kristin J. Davin is a roadmap for enhancing students' equitable access to biliteracy development.

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Pathways-to-the-Seal-of-Biliteracy

04/10/2026

France’s foreign intelligence service for espionage, analysis, covert action, and security is the formidable Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE). The DGSE by Leiden University associate professor Damien Van Puyvelde offers an accessible introduction to this multifaceted organization. This book features a thorough examination of official reports, rare declassified documents, interviews, memoirs, and French secondary sources. The DGSE is essential reading for understanding how France operates on the global stage.

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-DGSE

04/09/2026

New Book

Japan and the Emotional Politics of National Image by UMass Boston associate professor Paul Kowert examines the way emotion shapes perceptions of Japan and influences its diplomacy. Kowert traces how the emotional dynamics of international relations delineate shifts in national image that cannot be explained solely by geopolitics, domestic politics, or historical memory. With evidence drawn from case histories, statements by leading politicians, and text analyses of newspapers, the book reveals that Chinese and Korean attitudes toward Japan in particular are more variable than is commonly appreciated—and vary in ways that can be predicted by improved models of political emotion.

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Japan-and-the-Emotional-Politics-of-National-Image

04/08/2026

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The aftermath of Algerian independence in 1962 was a time of extraordinary upheaval. Blue White Green by Algerian writer Maïssa Bey—originally published in French and now translated into English for the first time by Georgetown University professor Erin Twohig—is a coming-of-age tale of two children as they grow up amidst this political and cultural transformation. This book is narrated with humor and keen cultural observations, raising important questions about the impact of colonization and the enduring human drive to find meaning, love, and belonging in a changing world.

03/08/2026

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day 2026 by revisiting books by and about women. Dive in to find your next read!
https://press.georgetown.edu/post/Celebrating-International-Womens-Day-2026

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day 2026 by revisiting books by and about women. Dive in to find…

03/06/2026

Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations explains how the world's most consequential bilateral alliance endures despite countless crises. The book's contributors trace the roots of the US-UK alliance; analyse the institutionalized pillars of nuclear, military, and intelligence cooperation; and highlight underappreciated aspects of economic and defense-industrial interdependence. Nanyang Technological University associate professor William D. James and King's College London professor Greg Kennedy provide an essential guide for understanding the character, legacy, and trajectory of the UK-US relationship.

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Transatlantic-Storms-in-Anglo-American-Relations

03/03/2026

Spies, Culture, and Society, edited by Leiden University associate professor Simon Willmetts and Dutch General Intelligence historical advisor Constant Hijze, brings together some of the world's leading experts on intelligence and its wider impact to explore different aspects of the reciprocal relationship between spies, culture, and society.
https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Spies-Culture-and-Society