Founded | 1994 |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | Eastbourne |
Key people | Anthony Grahame (editorial director) |
Publication types | Books |
Nonfiction topics | Humanities and Social Sciences |
Imprints | The Alpha Press |
Official website | www |
Sussex Academic Press, founded in 1994, is a publishing company based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom.[1] It initially specialised in Middle East studies.[2]
The house published books on issues of contemporary relevance and debate in Middle East topics,[3] Theology & Religion,[3] History (especially Portuguese, Spanish and Huguenot history),[1] and Literary Criticism,[3] as well as Latin American, First Nations, and Asian studies.[3]
Its series on the Portuguese-Speaking World: Its History, Politics and Culture is under the editorship of António Costa Pinto, Onésimo T. Almeida and Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo.[3]
In 2022, Liverpool University Press (LUP) announced its acquisition of Sussex Academic Press as part of its digital publishing strategy, allowing it access to Sussex Academic Press's 1,000-book backlist.[2]