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| Parent company | University of Missouri |
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| Founded | 1958 |
| Founder | William Peden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Columbia, Missouri |
| Distribution | Chicago Distribution Center (US)[1] Scholarly Book Services (Canada) East-West Export Books (Asia, the Pacific) The Eurospan Group (Europe)[2] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | press |
The University of Missouri Press is a university press operated by the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and London, England; it was founded in 1958 primarily through the efforts of English professor William Peden.[3] Many publications are by, for, and about Missourians. The press also emphasizes the areas of American and world history; military history; intellectual history; biography; journalism; African American studies; women's studies; American, British, and Latin American literary criticism; political science; regional studies; and creative nonfiction. The press has published 2,000 books since its founding and currently publishes about 30 mostly academic books a year.
- ^ "Publishers served by the Chicago Distribution Center". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Orders". Missouri Press. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "History and Mission". University of Missouri Press. Retrieved May 26, 2012.