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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.
History
Founded in 1916 by Elmer Ellsworth Brown, then Chancellor of the University, New York University Press, located on Washington Square in Manhattan's historic and intellectually vibrant Greenwich Village, was, in his words, created "to publish contributions to higher learning by eminent scholars."
In the more than 90 years since its founding, the Press has sought to reflect the intellectual vitality of New York University by publishing a wide array of provocative and compelling titles, as well as works of lasting scholarly and reference value. NYU Press was once best known for its publication of The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman, the most comprehensive and definitive series of the poet's work. In more recent years, the Press has published major new, award-winning reference works such as the three-volume Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (a 2001 National Jewish Book Award winner) and The New Encyclopedia of Judaism, and distinctive works of scholarship in history, religion, psychology, literature, cultural studies, politics, sociology, film, and law. In addition, the Press has an established list in New York regional history, politics and culture, Balkan Studies, and has growing lists in such areas as Jewish studies, African-American studies, Asian-American studies, Latino/Latina culture, and youth culture in general.
NYU Press publishes approximately 100 new books each year, enjoys a backlist of over 1500 titles, and was described recently by the Chronicle of Higher Education as “a major player in academic publishing.” The Press distributes its books both domestically and internationally through its agents in Britain, Europe, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Australia, and Latin America. NYU Press is also the exclusive North American distributor of Monthly Review Press and Fordham University Press.
While the Press's mandate has evolved over the decades, adjusting to changes in the academy and in the publishing world, Brown's words continue to ring true to this day in describing the Press's bedrock purpose.
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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
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New York, NY 10003
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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.
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Desk Copy Program
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NYU Press Online Privacy Policy Statement
NYU Press respects the privacy of its online readers and customers.
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- 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.
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for internal review and is then discarded, it is also used to
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