University of Missouri Press

University of Missouri Press
Parent companyUniversity of Missouri
Founded1958
FounderWilliam Peden
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationColumbia, Missouri
DistributionChicago Distribution Center (US)
Scholarly Book Services (Canada)
East-West Export Books (Asia, the Pacific)
The Eurospan Group (Europe)
Publication typesBooks
Official websitepress.umsystem.edu

The University of Missouri Press is a university press operated by the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and London, England; it was founded in 1958 primarily through the efforts of English professor William Peden. Many publications are by, for, and about Missourians. The press also emphasizes the areas of American and world history; military history; intellectual history; biography; journalism; African American studies; women's studies; American, British, and Latin American literary criticism; political science; regional studies; and creative nonfiction. The press has published 2,000 books and publishes about 30 mostly academic books a year.

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