Sussex Academic Press

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Sussex Academic Press
Founded1994;30 years ago (1994)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters location Eastbourne
Key peopleAnthony Grahame (editorial director)
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topicsHumanities and Social Sciences
Imprints The Alpha Press
Official website www.sussex-academic.com (United Kingdom)

Sussex Academic Press, founded in 1994, is a publishing company based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom. [1] It initially specialised in Middle East studies. [2]

The house published books on issues of contemporary relevance and debate in Middle East topics, [3] Theology & Religion, [3] History (especially Portuguese, Spanish and Huguenot history), [1] and Literary Criticism, [3] as well as Latin American, First Nations, and Asian studies. [3]

Its series on the Portuguese-Speaking World: Its History, Politics and Culture is under the editorship of António Costa Pinto, Onésimo T. Almeida and Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo. [3]

In 2022, Liverpool University Press (LUP) announced its acquisition of Sussex Academic Press as part of its digital publishing strategy, allowing it access to Sussex Academic Press's 1,000-book backlist. [2]

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