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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 a founding member of the [[Association of Jesuit University Presses]] (AJUP).<ref name=sjup> {{cite news|first=|last=|title= A.J.U.P. |url=http://www.sju.edu/sjupress/pages/ajup.html|work=[[Saint Joseph's University Press]] |publisher=|date= |accessdate=2010-08-17}}</ref>
'''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]].


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>
The Georgetown University Press 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.


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 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, Portuguese, Tajiki, and Uzbek.
</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]].

==Recent publications==

Georgetown University Press books published recently [http://press.georgetown.edu/p.php?id=3] include:
*''[[Alif Baa, Third Edition]]'' - [[Kristen Brustad]], [[Mahmoud Al-Batal]], [[Abbas Al-Tonsi]] (2010)
*''[[Dangerous Times? The International Politics of Great Power Peace]]'' - [[Christopher J. Fettweis]] (2010)
*''[[The Future of Public Administration around the World]]'' - [[Rosemary O'Leary]], [[David M. Van Slyke]], and [[Soonhee Kim]], Editors (2010)
*''[[More than Mayor or Manager]]'' - [[James H. Svara]] and [[Douglas J. Watson]], Editors (2010)
*''[[An Introduction to Moroccan Arabic and Culture]]'' - [[Abdellah Chekayri]] (2010)
*''[[After We Die: The Life and Times of the Human Cadaver]]'' - [[Norman L. Cantor]] (2010)
*''[[Scandalous Politics: Child Welfare Policy in the States]]'' - [[Juliet F. Gainsborough]] (2010)
*''[[A History of Georgetown University]]'' - [[Robert Emmett Curran]] (2010)
*''[[Methods in Medical Ethics]]'' - [[Jeremy Sugarman]] and [[Daniel P. Sulmasy]], Editors (2010)
*''[[Uzbek: An Elementary Textbook]]'' - [[Nigora Azimova]] (2010)
*''[[Teaching Spanish Grammar with Pictures]]'' - [[M. Stanley Whitley]] and [[Patricia V. Lunn]] (2010)
*''[[Exporting Security]]'' - [[Derek S. Reveron]] (2010)
*''[[What's Going On? Political Incorporation and the Transformation of Black Public Opinion]]'' - [[Katherine Tate]] (2010)
*''[[The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975]]'' - [[John D. Ciorciari]] (2010)
*''[[Ethics in Light of Childhood]]'' - [[John Wall]] (2010)
*''[[Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation]]'' - [[Donald P. Haider-Markel]] (2010)
*''[[City–County Consolidation: Promises Made, Promises Kept?]]'' - [[Suzanne M. Leland]] and [[Kurt Thurmaier]], Editors (2010)
*''[[Public Administration: Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge]]'' - [[Norma M. Riccucci]] (2010)
*''[[Living the Truth: A Theory of Action]]'' - [[Klaus Demmer]], Translated by [[Brian Mcneil]] (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)
*''[[Driven from Home: Protecting the Rights of Forced Migrants]]'' - [[David Hollenbach, SJ]] (2010)
*''[[An Ethics of Biodiversity: Christianity, Ecology, and the Variety of Life]]'' - [[Kevin J. O'Brien]] (2010)
*''[[Family Ethics]]'' - [[Julie Hanlon Rubio]] (2010)
*''[[Confucius's Analects: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Culture]]'' - [[Zu-yan Chen]] (2010)
*''[[Working Portuguese for Beginners]]'' - [[Monica Rector]], [[Regina Santos]], [[Marcelo Amorim]], with [[M. Lynne Gerber]] (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)
*''[[Tajiki: An Elementary Textbook, Volume 1]]'' - [[NasRullo Khojayori]] (2009)
*''[[Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces]]'' - [[Steven R. Ward]] (2009)
*''[[Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service]]'' - [[Harry W. Kopp]] and [[Charles A. Gillespie]] (2008)
*''[[Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations]]'' - [[Roger Z. George]] and [[James B. Bruce]], Editors (2008)
*''[[Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks: Rediscovering U.S. Counterintelligence]]'' - [[Jennifer E. Sims]] and [[Burton Gerber]], Editors (2008)


==See also==
{{Portal|Literature}}
* [[List of English-language book publishing companies]]
* [[List of university presses]]


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



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Latest revision as of 19:41, 21 June 2024

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.

See also

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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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