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Call for proposals: Humanities Futures book series
We are delighted to announce the details of our exciting new book series, Humanities Futures, and to invite book proposal submissions. Humanities Futures is a new book series that advocates powerfully for the value of the humanities and their vital role in tackling contemporary society’s most pressing issues. Our need for the humanities is […]
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New book explores the depiction of libraries in fiction, from Don Quixote to Discworld
Our latest title, Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction looks at how texts and reading spaces have been represented in popular culture throughout history. The new book presents chronological essays on the depiction of books, libraries and reading from the medieval period to the present day, drawing from literary history and book studies to examine what fictional […]
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Stop press! Taking a moment to reflect on 2024…
2024 was a big year for the University of London Press and we decided we couldn’t let the end of the year go by without reflecting on a few of the most significant highlights… We started the year with the exciting news that our Open Access books had reached one million downloads! We celebrated the […]
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2024 in books
This post includes every book published by the University of London Press this year! 11 titles, published across a number of humanities disciplines, including History, Classics, Human Rights and Languages, Cultures and Societies. 9 of the 11 are available Open Access, so can be downloaded or read online for free. Browse the full 2024 list […]
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