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| Parent company | University of Washington |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1915 (1915) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Seattle |
| Distribution | Hopkins Fulfillment Services (US) UBC Press (Canada) Combined Academic Publishers (rest of world) |
| Key people | Nicole Mitchell, Director Lorri Hagman, Editor |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | History and culture |
| Fiction genres | Nonfiction |
| Official website | uwapress |
TheUniversity of Washington Press is an American academicpublishing house. The organization is a division of theUniversity of Washington, based inSeattle. Although the division functions autonomously, it has worked to assist the university's efforts in support of theBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture, theHenry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education. Since 1915, it has published the works of first-time writers, including students, poets, and artists, along with authors known throughout the world for their work in the humanities, arts, and sciences.
The organization's daily operations are conducted out independently of the university, but the imprint is controlled by a committee of faculty members that the university president has selected. Each manuscript must go through a collaborative approval process overseen by the editors and the University Press Committee before being chosen for publication under the University of Washington Press imprint. Once a selection has been approved for publication, the organization begins the production process, which includes typesetting and copy editing, along with cover design and promotions. Rather than printing in-house, all composition, printing, and binding services are contracted through external facilities.
Approximately a third of the manuscripts published originate from within the university. The publishing house receives over 1,000 manuscripts and book proposals each year from throughout the world, with about seven percent approved for publication. Published titles include nonfiction works of history and culture, focusing on a variety of academic fields includingAsian studies,Asian American studies,Middle Eastern studies,Western history,natural history,environmental studies,anthropology, biography, and fine art. As of 2013[update], over 4,400 books have been published, with over 1,400 remaining in print. Approximately 70 books are released on an annual basis. Among the books published by the press are works byNobel Prize laureates, includingTsung-Dao Lee.
The University of Washington Press was established in 1915, as a division of theUniversity of Washington. The publishing house is a nonprofit corporation whose primary function focuses on advancing cultural understanding through the research, development, and publication of academic work, considered to be of historical value. The first book published wasGovernors of Washington, Territorial and State, written byEdmond Meany. The first book published under the University of Washington Press imprint was a 1920 edition ofThe Poems of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey edited by Frederick M. Padelford.[1]
The organization is the largest Pacific Northwest-based scholarly publisher. Their initial focus and geographical scope encompassedNorthern California to the northernmost point of the state of Alaska and from theContinental Divide to the Pacific Ocean. In the 1960s, they began publishing works on Asian culture and history. In 1969, they established the Asian Law Series, which served to assist the Asian Law Center at the university. In the early 2000s, they increased their expansion efforts beyond the Pacific Northwest to include thePacific Rim and Asia and embarked on publishing historical and cultural series through formal affiliations with facilities and departments of the University of Washington, as well as editors from prominent educational institutions from around the world. As of 2013[update], over 20 volumes have been published, including the 2005 translation ofDa Ming lü (translated:The Great Ming Code); 2007'sWriting and Law in Late Imperial China: Crime, Conflict, and Judgment; andLaw in Japan: A Turning Point, published in 2008.[2]
TheKorean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies series was established in 1988. As of 2013[update], eightmonographs have been published, includingMarginality and Subversion in Korea: The Hong Kyangmae Rebellion of 1812, written by Sun Joo Kim. In 1994, they published theStudies on Ethnic Groups in China series, which focused on the examination of individual ethnicities, as well as relationships between various peoples in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. As of 2013[update], over ten volumes have been published in this series, includingThomas Heberer'sDoing Business in China: Liangshan's New Ethnic Entrepreneurs, published in 2007.[2]
In 1999, the University of Washington Press publishedAncient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra: The British Library Kharosthī Fragments, written by Richard Salomon, who teaches Asian languages and literature at the university. As of 2013[update], he continues to oversee theEarly Buddhist Manuscripts Project, which encompasses research and analysis of ancientbirch bark scrolls, which were discovered in theGandhāra region of westernPakistan. Preserved in clay jars and buried in ancient monasteries, analysis is being done to determine if the scrolls are the oldest survivingBuddhist texts ever discovered. Known asWiigwaasabak, the scrolls have been attributed to theDharmaguptaka sect. Since the initial publication, the press has released five volumes in theGandhāran Buddhist texts series.[2]
TheCritical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies series was established in 2004. The series is edited by members of the university's history and anthropology faculty. Works are published which focus onhistoriography;critical ethnography; colonialism, nationalism, and ethnicity; gender equality and sexuality; science and technology; political science and sociology; and the arts encompassing literature, drama, and film. As of 2013[update], the press has publishes six volumes, includingLove, Passion, and Patriotism: Sexuality and the Philippine Propaganda Movement, written in 2008, by Raquel A.G. Reyes.[2]
The organization has professional publishing partnerships with museums and university presses throughout the world, including Canada, China, and Australia. They also work collaboratively with publishing houses in the People's Republic of China and Russia. These partnerships allow them to distribute publications on a global scale, with several works having been translated into over ten languages. The organization fosters relationships with other university publishers, through their membership with theAssociation of University Presses, which they joined in 1947. Along with the Association, they have hosted publishing conferences and participated in regional and national programs on an annual basis. Since the division was established, they have continued to cultivate and develop relationships with regional, national, and global partners, which include the following organizations.
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