University of Missouri Press

University of Missouri Press
Parent companyUniversity of Missouri
Founded1958
FounderWilliam Peden
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationColumbia, Missouri
DistributionChicago Distribution Center (US)[1]
Scholarly Book Services (Canada)
East-West Export Books (Asia, the Pacific)
The Eurospan Group (Europe)[2]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitepress.umsystem.edu

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.

  1. ^ "Publishers served by the Chicago Distribution Center". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Orders". Missouri Press. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "History and Mission". University of Missouri Press. Retrieved May 26, 2012.