Columbia University Press
{{Short description|University press based in New York City, affiliated with Columbia University}}
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Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. Founded in 1893, 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.{{Cite web |title=Columbia University Press on JSTOR |url=https://www.jstor.org/publisher/columbiaup |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.jstor.org}}{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Crewe {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?111552/JenniferCrewe |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=www.c-span.org}}
History
Columbia University Press was founded in May 1893.{{Cite web |title=Columbia University Press |url=https://cup.columbia.edu/about-us/ |access-date=1 May 2025}} In 1933, the first four volumes of the History of the State of New York were published.{{Cite web |title=History of the State of New York. Edited by Alexander C. Flick, State Historian. Volume I., Wigwam and Bouwerie; Volume II., Under Duke and King. [Published under the Auspices of the New York State Historical Association.] (New York: Columbia University Press. 1933. Pp. xxxi, 361; xii, 437. $5.00 each.) |url=https://academic.oup.com/ahr/article-abstract/39/2/339/39562#google_vignette |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=academic.oup.com}} In the early 1940s, the Press' revenues rose, partially thanks to the Encyclopedia and the government's purchase of 12,500 copies for use by the military.{{Cite book |last=Wiggins |first=Henry |title=Columbia University Press 1893-1983 |year=1983 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0231057547}}
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.[https://cup.columbia.edu/about-us About Columbia University Press], columbia.edu. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
The press is the first of all American university presses to publish music.{{Cite web |title=Columbia Gazetteer of The World |url=http://www.columbiagazetteer.org/static/about |access-date=2 May 2025}} 1998 the Press founded an online-only site, [http://ciaonet.org Columbia International Affairs Online] (CIAO),{{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=John|title=Books in the Digital Age|date=2005|publisher=Polity|isbn=9780745634784|pages=354–356}} and Columbia Earthscape (in 2009).{{Cite web |date=2009-04-13 |title=Columbia Earthscape to be Discontinued June 30, 2009 |url=https://cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2009/04/13/columbia-earthscape-to-be-discontinued-june-30-2009/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=California Digital Library |language=en-US}} Their books have been positively reviewed by several notable outlets, including Cleveland Review of Books.{{Cite web|title=The Where of Grains: On Rob Arnold's "The Terroir of Whiskey"|url=https://www.clereviewofbooks.com/home/rob-arnold-the-terroir-of-whiskey-review|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Cleveland Review of Books|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=Book Review: 'Newshawks in Berlin' illustrates tough choices news organizations face in wartime |url=https://apnews.com/article/book-review-newshawks-berlin-ap-nazi-8f78cc056661762511af4db11b0b24b0 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}
Imprints
In 2011, Columbia University Press bought UK publisher Wallflower Press.{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/47605-columbia-university-press-acquires-wallflower-press.html|title=Columbia University Press Acquires Wallflower Press|author=|work=Publishers Weekly|date=2011-06-14|access-date=2014-06-26}}
See also
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References
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External links
{{Wikisource publisher|Columbia University Press}}
- [http://cup.columbia.edu/ Official website]
- [http://www.earthscape.org/ Columbia Earthscape]
- [http://www.ciaonet.org/ Columbia International Affairs Online]
- [http://www.columbiagrangers.org/Home.html Columbia Granger's World of Poetry]
- [http://www.columbiagazetteer.org/main/Home.html Columbia Gazetteer of the World]
- [https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_4078645 Finding aid to Columbia University Press records at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.]
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