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}}M. E. Sharpe, Inc., an academic publisher, was founded by Myron Sharpe in 1958 with the original purpose of publishing translations from Russian in the social sciences and humanities.WEB,www.mesharpe.com/about.htm, About M. E. Sharpe, Inc., These translations were published in a series of journals, the first of which was Problems of Economics, now called Problems of Economic Transition. In the 1960s, the translation project was expanded to include other European languages, then Chinese and later Japanese. Other academic journals launched by M.E. Sharpe during these years featured articles originating in English. At present,{{when|date=October 2015}} the firm publishes over 35 periodicals including (Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs), Journal of Management Information Systems, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Post-Keynesian Economics and Problems of Post-Communism. Shortly after it was established, M. E. Sharpe, Inc. also began to publish scholarly books in the social sciences and humanities, with a special emphasis on international studies. In the 1980s, the book division was expanded and it currently publishes approximately 60 new titles a year, including works in economics, business, management, public administration, political science, history and literature. Many of M. E. Sharpe’s textbooks are available in digital editions through the Sharpe E-Text Center.WEB,sharpe-etext.com/staticcms/aboutus, About Sharpe E-Text Center, dead,www.sharpe-etext.com/staticcms/aboutus," title="web.archive.org/web/20140701074549www.sharpe-etext.com/staticcms/aboutus,">web.archive.org/web/20140701074549www.sharpe-etext.com/staticcms/aboutus, 1 July 2014, Several Nobel Prize winners, including Kenzaburō ÅŒe and Wassily Leontief, are among M. E. Sharpe authors, as is the acclaimed American novelist Howard Fast, author of Spartacus. The East Gate Books imprint is widely recognized as representing the best in Asian Studies.WEB,www.mesharpe.com/eastgate.htm, About East Gate Books, In 1995, Sharpe Reference was founded to provide essential reference material for the high school, undergraduate, and general reader—again, building on Sharpe’s areas of strength in American studies and global studies. The full, updated content of many of these reference sets is also available in electronic editions published by Sharpe Online Reference.WEB,www.sharpe-online.com/SOLR/a/aboutus, About Sharpe Online Reference, M. E. Sharpe, Inc. started in New York City and was originally called International Arts and Sciences Press. After twelve years in the city, the firm moved to White Plains, New York. Its offices have been based in Armonk, New York, since 1980.WEB,www.mesharpe.com/contacts.htm, Contacts, M. E. Sharpe was sold to Routledge in 2014.WEB,www.routledge.com/articles/routledge_welcomes_m.e._sharpe/, Routledge Welcomes M. E. Sharpe,www.routledge.com/articles/routledge_welcomes_m.e._sharpe/," title="web.archive.org/web/20150713145408www.routledge.com/articles/routledge_welcomes_m.e._sharpe/,">web.archive.org/web/20150713145408www.routledge.com/articles/routledge_welcomes_m.e._sharpe/, 13 July 2015,

Books

M. E. Sharpe specializes in social sciences, humanities, business management and public administration.

Journals

Some journals published by M.E. Sharpe include:

• (Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs)
• European Education
• Problems of Post-Communism
• Journal of Economic Issues
• Journal of Management Information Systems
• Journal of Post Keynesian Economics
• International Journal of Political Economy

References

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External links

• {{official websitewww.mesharpe.com/}}

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