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About NYU Press

Press History and Mission Statement
Manuscript Submission
NYU Press Authors
Permissions
Examination Copy Policy for Professors
Desk Copy Policy for Professors
Customer Service
Catalog Requests


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PRESS HISTORY AND MISSION STATEMENT

Mission Statement

Making common cause with the best and the brightest, the great and the good, NYU Press aspires to nothing less than the transformation of the intellectual and cultural landscape. Infused with the conviction that the ideas of the academy matter, we foster knowledge that resonates within and beyond the walls of the university.

If the university is the public square for intellectual debate, NYU Press is its soapbox, offering original thinkers a forum for the written word. Our authors think, teach, and contend; NYU Press crafts, publishes and disseminates. Step up, hold forth, and we will champion your books to readers everywhere.

About NYU Press

New York University Press is a publisher primarily of academic books and is a department of the New York University Division of Libraries. NYU Press publishes in the humanities and social sciences, with emphasis on sociology, law, cultural and American studies, religion, American history, anthropology, politics, criminology, media and film, and psychology. The Press also publishes books on New York regional history, politics, and culture.

NYU Press publishes approximately 100 new books each year, with a backlist of nearly 2,000 books in print; the Press also distributes the books of Fordham University Press and the Monthly Review Press. The NYU Press office is located one block south of Union Square in Manhattan.

NYU Press has been a member of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) since 1937.

Click here for a detailed history of the press.


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Manuscript Submission

NYU Press welcomes the submission of book proposals for the fields in which we publish. Generally, a book proposal should include the following information about your book:

1. The Concept.
*Briefly summarize the book's main point.
*Explain the book's scholarly contribution.

2. The Audience.
*Describe the intended reader/audience for this book.
*List the primary academic fields likely to be interested in the book, include the courses for which the book could have potential adoption.
*List three or four competing books. Describe how your book will distinguish itself from the competition.

3. The Book.
*Include an annotated Table of Contents, including brief chapter summaries.
*Estimate the wordcount of the book.
*State if the book will have photos, line art, or other illustrations.
*Estimate a date for completion of the manuscript.
*If the book is edited, include Contributor Biographies.

Additionally, please include one or two sample chapters (preferably the introductory chapter), a current curriculum vitae or resume, and your current mailing address, telephone number, and email address. Please do not submit through email.

Please make your submissions to the appropriate Editor:

Eric Zinner: Assistant Director and Editor-In-Chief, Literary, Cultural, and Media Studies, and American History
Ilene Kalish: Executive Editor, Sociology and Politics
Deborah Gershenowitz: Senior Editor, Law, American History to 1900, Military History

Jennifer Hammer: Editor, Religion, Psychology, and Anthropology

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NYU Press Authors

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Permissions

To request permission for copying materials from NYU Press publications, please write or fax with full information (author, title, complete description of material to be reprinted, and a brief description of your project) to the attention of the Permissions Department at the address above. If the requested material is to be used in a coursepack, please indicate the expected enrollment; if to be reprinted in a book, indicate the proposed print run and price, and the expected date of publication.

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Examination Copy Policy for Professors

NYU Press has recently simplified its examination copy policy.

Up to three paperback editions of NYU Press titles per semester will be available to professors at a cost of only $7.50 per book to cover shipping and handling, regardless of the price of the book.

Examination copies of some hardcover books are available at a 30% discount. If you are interested in a hardcover edition, please call 1-800-996-6987 for confirmation of price and availability.

To obtain an examination copy, please submit your request in writing, using your academic letterhead, and provide us with your name, shipping address (no P.O. box numbers), contact telephone number or email, course name and season, and anticipated enrollment.

All examination copy orders must be pre-paid. NYU Press accepts checks or credit cards (American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa). Orders may be mailed to the address below. Alternatively, credit card orders may be sent via fax to 212-995-4798. NYU Press reserves the right to limit the number of books sent to an individual in a year and may limit the quantity of examination copies distributed of a particular title. Books purchased at this low price are not returnable.

New York University Press
Examination Copy Program
838 Broadway, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10003
Fax: 212-995-4798

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Desk Copy Policy for Professors

NYU Press offers desk copies free of charge to professors who have adopted a text as required reading for a course. To obtain a desk copy, please submit your request on academic letterhead, and provide us with your name, shipping address (no P.O. box numbers), contact telephone number or email, course name and season, enrollment, and the name of the bookstore that has ordered the text.

New York University Press
Desk Copy Program
838 Broadway, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10003
Fax: 212-995-4798

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NYU Press Online Privacy Policy Statement

NYU Press respects the privacy of its online readers and customers.

E-mail policy

 
  • We do not use tracking software or any other means to identify visitors to our web site. For each visitor, our Web server does not automatically recognize information regarding the domain or e-mail address.
 
  • We collect the e-mail addresses of those visitors who wish to be on our mailing list. From time to time, we collect the e-mail addresses of those who post messages to our bulletin boards, who communicate with us via e-mail and information volunteered by the consumer, such as requests to be on our mailing list.
 
  • The information we collect is generally used for internal review and is then discarded, it is also used to improve the content of our web site. The mailing list is used for our monthly electronic newsletter notifying consumers about updates to our web site.
 
  • If you do not want to receive the monthly electronic NYU Press newsletter or e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending email to orders@nyupress.org or writing to us at the above address and telling us that you do not want to receive e-mail from NYU Press.
 
  • NYU Press does not make the e-mail addresses of visitors or customers available to other companies.

Mail address policy

 
  • If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by sending email to orders@nyupress.org or writing to us at the above address.
 
  • From time to time, we make the postal address of customers who purchase books on our web site, not of web site visitors, available exclusively to other reputable publishers. You can, however, have your name put on our do-not-share list by sending email to orders@nyupress.org or writing to us at the above address. Please provide us with your exact name and address. We will be sure your name is removed from the list we share with other organizations. You can send us your request also upon ordering by notifying us in the field Additional Instructions.

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NYU Press Personnel

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Steve Maikowski
Director

Aiden Amos
Assistant to the Director, Subsidiary Rights Coordinator & Editorial Assistant

Monica McCormick
Program Officer for Digital Scholarly Publishing

Editorial


For detailed bios of our editors, as well as more information about their scholarly fields and concentrations, click here.

Eric Zinner
Assistant Director
& Editor-in-Chief
Literary, Cultural, and Media Studies, American History

Ilene Kalish
Executive Editor
Sociology and Politics

Jennifer Hammer
Editor
Religion, Psychology and Anthropology

Deborah Gershenowitz
Senior Editor
Law, American History to 1900, Military History

Ciara McLaughlin

Assistant Editor

Gabrielle Begue

Editorial Assistant


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Emma Cook
Marketing and Sales Manager
general marketing and advertising

Betsy Steve
Publicist

Brandon Kelley
Assistant Marketing Manager

Joe Gallagher
E-Marketing Specialist

Editing and Production


Despina Gimbel
Managing Editor

Charles Hames
Production Manager

Tom Helleberg
Production Coordinator

Alexia Traganas
Production Assistant

Electronic Media

Brett Hopp
Information Systems Specialist

Customer Service

Jesse Henderson
Order Fulfillment and Special Sales Supervisor
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Operations

Carline Yup
Director of Business and Operations

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Accounts Receivable Supervisor, Exhibits Coordinator

Susan Hamilton
Accounts Payable Clerk, Awards Coordinator