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| publications = Books| topics = | genre = | imprints = Wallflower Press| revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = cup.columbia.edu}}}}(File:Columbia University Press logo (from Gloria D’Amor).jpg|thumb|One of the earliest emblems of Columbia University Press)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.WEB, Columbia University Press on JSTOR,www.jstor.org/publisher/columbiaup, 2023-02-21, www.jstor.org, WEB, 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.BOOK, Jeff Camhi, A Dam in the River: Releasing the Flow of University Ideas,books.google.com/books?id=3qodTxXkEgEC&pg=PA149, 31 August 2013, 15 April 2013, Algora Publishing, 978-0-87586-989-6, 149–, In 1933, the first four volumes of the History of the State of New York were published.WEB, 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.),academic.oup.com/ahr/article-abstract/39/2/339/39562#google_vignette, 2024-04-07, 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.BOOK, Wiggins, Henry, Columbia University Press 1893-1983, 1983, Columbia University Press, 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.About Columbia University Press, columbia.edu. Retrieved 24 April 2021.First among American university presses to publish in electronic formats,WEB, The Columbia Gazetteer of the World,www.columbiagazetteer.org/static/about, 2024-04-07, www.columbiagazetteer.org, in 1998 the Press founded an online-only site, Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO),BOOK, Thompson, John, Books in the Digital Age, 2005, Polity, 9780745634784, 354–356, and Columbia Earthscape (in 2009).WEB, 2009-04-13, Columbia Earthscape to be Discontinued June 30, 2009,cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2009/04/13/columbia-earthscape-to-be-discontinued-june-30-2009/, 2024-04-07, California Digital Library, en-US, Their books have been positively reviewed by several notable outlets, including Cleveland Review of Books.WEB, The Where of Grains: On Rob Arnold’s “The Terroir of Whiskey”,www.clereviewofbooks.com/home/rob-arnold-the-terroir-of-whiskey-review, 2021-12-07, Cleveland Review of Books, en-US, WEB, 2024-03-18, Book Review: ‘Newshawks in Berlin’ illustrates tough choices news organizations face in wartime,apnews.com/article/book-review-newshawks-berlin-ap-nazi-8f78cc056661762511af4db11b0b24b0, 2024-04-07, AP News, en,

Imprints

In 2011, Columbia University Press bought UK publisher Wallflower Press.WEB,www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/47605-columbia-university-press-acquires-wallflower-press.html, Columbia University Press Acquires Wallflower Press, Publishers Weekly, 2011-06-14, 2014-06-26,

See also

• List of English-language book publishing companies
• List of university presses

References

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External links

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• Official website
• Columbia Earthscape
• Columbia International Affairs Online
• Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry
• Columbia Gazetteer of the World
• Finding aid to Columbia University Press records at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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