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Parent company | Columbia University |
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Founded | 1893 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City |
Distribution | Perseus Distribution (US) John Wiley & Sons (Europe, Africa, Asia)[1] |
Publication types | Books |
Imprints | Wallflower Press |
Official website | cup |
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology, religion, film, and international studies.
History
Founded in 1893,[2] Columbia University Press is notable for publishing reference works, such as The Columbia Encyclopedia (1935–present), The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry (online as The Columbia World of Poetry Online) and The Columbia Gazetteer of the World (also online) and for publishing music.[3]
First among American university presses to publish in electronic formats,[citation needed] in 1998 the Press founded an online-only site, Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)[4] and Columbia Earthscape (in 2009).[citation needed] Their books have been positively reviewed by several notable outlets, including Cleveland Review of Books.[5]
Imprints
In 2011, Columbia University Press bought UK publisher Wallflower Press.[6]
References
- ^ "For Booksellers". Columbia University Press. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ Jeff Camhi (15 April 2013). A Dam in the River: Releasing the Flow of University Ideas. Algora Publishing. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-0-87586-989-6. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ About Columbia University Press, columbia.edu. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Thompson, John (2005). Books in the Digital Age. Polity. pp. 354–356. ISBN 9780745634784.
- ^ "The Where of Grains: On Rob Arnold's "The Terroir of Whiskey"". Cleveland Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Columbia University Press Acquires Wallflower Press". Publishers Weekly. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2014-06-26.