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'''Georgetown University Press''' was founded in 1964 and is a [[publishing house]] that currently publishes forty new books a year. Georgetown University Press is a member of the [[Association of American University Presses]] (AAUP) and supports the academic mission of [[Georgetown University]] by publishing scholarly books and journals for a diverse, worldwide readership. These publications, written by an international group of authors, are peer-reviewed works of academic distinction. Georgetown University Press is known for publishing a broad range of intellectual perspectives that reflect the academic and institutional strengths of Georgetown University.
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'''Georgetown University Press''' is a [[university press]] affiliated with [[Georgetown University]] that publishes about forty new books a year. The press's major subject areas include [[bioethics]], [[international affairs]], [[Language acquisition|languages]] and [[linguistics]], [[political science]], [[public policy]], and [[religion]].
Georgetown University Press publishes books in five subject areas: bioethics; international affairs & human rights; languages & linguistics; political science, public policy & public management; and religion & ethics. Georgetown University Press is proud to publish [[Al-Kitaab]] the most widely used Arabic language learning textbook series at the college and professional level. The series begins with Alif-Baa: An Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds, and continues to help students achieve a high level of proficiency in the Arabic language. In addition, Georgetown University Press publishes language textbooks and interactive digital materials for languages like Spanish, Mandarin, Iraqi Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Syrian Arabic, Business Japanese, Portuguese, Turkish and Tajiki.


It was founded in 1964, and is a member of the [[Association of University Presses]] (AAUP) and a founding member of the [[Association of Jesuit University Presses]] (AJUP).<ref name="sjup">{{cite web |title= A.J.U.P. |url= http://www.sju.edu/sjupress/pages/ajup.html |publisher= [[Saint Joseph's University Press]] |access-date= 2010-08-17 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110610170418/http://www.sju.edu/sjupress/pages/ajup.html |archive-date= 2011-06-10 }}</ref>
==Recent publications==


The press publishes the ''[[Al-Kitaab series|Al-Kitaab]]''[[Al-Kitaab series| series]], the most widely used set of Arabic language textbook series in the United States.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|title = Arabic|date = June 2013|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XxZbhSsqnUQC&q=al-kitaab&pg=RA2-PA2014|encyclopedia = Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning|last = Dickins|first = James|publisher = [[Routledge]]|isbn = 978-1136235535}}
Georgetown University Press books published recently [http://press.georgetown.edu/p.php?id=3] include:
</ref> It also publishes textbooks and digital materials for other languages including [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] Chinese, [[Iraqi Arabic]], [[Moroccan Arabic]], [[Syrian Arabic]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Tajik language|Tajik]], and [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]].
*''[[Alif Baa with Multimedia, Second Edition]]'' - [[Kristen Brustad]], [[Mahmoud Al-Batal]], [[Abbas Al-Tonsi]] (2010)
*''[[NATO in Search of a Vision]]'' - [[Gulnur Aybet]] and [[Rebecca R. Moore]], Editors (2010)
*''[[Power and the Past]]'' - [[Eric Langenbacher]] and [[Yossi Shain]], Editors (2010)
*''[[Investing in the Disadvantaged: Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Social Policies]]'' - [[David L. Weimer]] and [[Aidan R. Vining]], Editors (2009)
*''[[Walk with Us and Listen: Political Reconciliation in Africa]]'' - [[Charles Villa-Vicencio]] (2009)
*''[[The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars]]'' - [[David H. Ucko]] (2009)
*''[[Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? What History Teaches Us about Strategic Barriers and International Security]]'' - [[Brent L. Sterling]] (2009)
*''[[Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service]]'' - [[Harry W. Kopp]] and [[Charles A. Gillespie]] (2008)
*''[[Chimeras, Hybrids, and Interspecies Research: Politics and Policymaking]]'' - [[Andrea L. Bonnicksen]] (2009)
*''[[Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development]]'' - [[Sherry L. Mueller]] and [[Mark Overmann]] (2008)
*''[[Common Ground: Islam, Christianity, and Religious Pluralism]]'' - [[Paul L. Heck]] (2009)
*''[[Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations]]'' - [[Roger Z. George]] and [[James B. Bruce]], Editors (2008)
*''[[Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces]]'' - [[Steven R. Ward]] (2009)
*''[[Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks: Rediscovering U.S. Counterintelligence]]'' - [[Jennifer E. Sims and Burton Gerber, Editors]] (2008)
*''[[Islamic Radicalism and Global Jihad]]'' - [[Devin R. Springer, James L. Regens, David N. Edger]] (2009)
*''[[The Collaborative Public Manager: New Ideas for the Twenty-first Century]]'' - [[Rosemary O'Leary and Lisa Blomgren Bingham, Editors]] (2008)
*''[[Populations, Public Health, and the Law]]'' - [[Wendy E. Parmet]] (2009)
*''[[Aquinas on the Emotions: A Religious-Ethical Inquiry]]'' - [[Diana Fritz Cates]] (2009)
*''[[Tajiki: An Elementary Textbook, Volume 1]]'' - [[NasRullo Khojayori]] (2009)


==External links==
==See also==
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*[http://press.georgetown.edu/ Georgetown University Press web site]
* [[List of English-language book publishing companies]]
* [[List of university presses]]


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://press.georgetown.edu/ Georgetown University Press] (official website)


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Georgetown University Press
Georgetown University Press
Parent companyGeorgetown University
Founded1964
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationWashington, D.C.
DistributionHopkins Fulfillment Services (US)
iGroup (Asia)
Footprint Books (Australasia)
Brunswick Books (Canada)
NBN International (EMEA)[1]
Publication typesBooks, Journals
Official websitepress.georgetown.edu

Georgetown University Press is a university press affiliated with Georgetown University that publishes about forty new books a year. The press's major subject areas include bioethics, international affairs, languages and linguistics, political science, public policy, and religion.

It was founded in 1964, and is a member of the Association of University Presses (AAUP) and a founding member of the Association of Jesuit University Presses (AJUP).[2]

The press publishes the Al-Kitaab series, the most widely used set of Arabic language textbook series in the United States.[3] It also publishes textbooks and digital materials for other languages including Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Iraqi Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Syrian Arabic, Portuguese, Tajik, and Uzbek.

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References

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  1. ^ International Distributors and Sales Representatives
  2. ^ "A.J.U.P." Saint Joseph's University Press. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  3. ^ Dickins, James (June 2013). "Arabic". Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning. Routledge. ISBN 978-1136235535.
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