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| Status | Active |
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| Founded | 1969 (1969) |
| Founder | Christopher Hurst |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London,WC1 |
| Distribution | Macmillan Distribution (UK)[1] Oxford University Press (US)[2] |
| Key people | Michael Dwyer |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | International Affairs Islamic World Politics and Social Science |
| Official website | hurstpublishers.com |
Hurst Publishers (C. Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd) is an independent non-fiction publisher based in theBloomsbury area ofLondon. Hurst specializes in books on global affairs and has lists inIslamic Studies, European History, War & Conflict, African Studies and International Relations. Christopher Hurst founded the company in 1969. Michael Dwyer, who joined Hurst in 1986, took over its running after the death of Christopher Hurst in April 2007.[3][4]
Hurst authors include the French intellectualOlivier Roy, the British cultural criticZiauddin Sardar, the Australian counterinsurgency expertDavid Kilcullen, and the historiansFaisal Devji andChristopher Davidson, among others. The Hurst imprint publishes approximately 65 new books a year.
Christopher Hurst (1929–2007) founded the publishing house and pursued his, sometimes eclectic, interests, including Scandinavian culture andBalkan history. In the mid-1980s, he became an activist for small, independent publishers, making his voice heard in thePublishers' Association.[5][6][7]
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