University Press of America

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University Press of America
Parent company Rowman & Littlefield
Founded1975
FounderRaymond D. Fellers and Stanley D. Plotnick
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Lanham, Maryland, U.S.
Publication types Books
Official website www.univpress.com

University Press of America was an academic imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group that specialized in the publication of scholarly works. Founded in 1975, the press purchased the Rowman & Littlefield publishing house in 1987, and in 1998, it later adopted the Rowman & Littlefield name as its own. [1] [2] After this change "University Press of America" became an imprint of the larger Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. [3]

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References

  1. Streitfeld, David (September 13, 1998). "Book Report". Washington Post . Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. "University Press, An Academic Publisher That Deals In Bulk". New York Times . November 27, 1989.
  3. "University Press of America". Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012.