University of Wales Press
The University of Wales Press (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru) was founded in 1922 as a central service of the University of Wales. The press publishes academic journals and around seventy books a year in the English and Welsh languages on six general subjects: history, political philosophy and religious studies, Welsh and Celtic studies, literary studies, European studies and medieval studies. The press has a backlist of over 3,500 titles.
University of Wales Press
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- University of Wales Press
- Founded
- 1922
- Headquarters
- Cardiff
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- book trade in Wales
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The University of Wales Press (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru) was founded in 1922 as a central service of the University of Wales. The press publishes academic journals and around seventy books a year in the English and Welsh languages on six general subjects: history, political philosophy and religious studies, Welsh and Celtic studies, literary studies, European studies and medieval studies. The press has a backlist of over 3,500 titles.
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The main offices of the University of Wales Press are in Cardiff. In September 2016 it was announced the Press would be forming a partnership with the Open Library of Humanities to convert the International Journal of Welsh Writing in English into a full open-access journal.
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A late Iron Age La Tene III iron fragment of a 'simple one-piece' 'Nauheim derivative' brooch (circa 25-100 AD). The brooch has a bilateral four-turn spring with internal chord, only one turn and the chord remains, the pin is missing. The rod bow has a circular cross-section and the brooch is broken across the bow with the foot and catchplate no longer present.
West Berkshire, Paula Levick, 2006-09-23 19:24:43 · The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum · https: Catalog: https: archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https: finds.org
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• Name — University of Wales Press • Parent — University of Wales Trinity Saint David • Founded — 1922 • Country — Wales • Headquarters — Cardiff, Wales • Distribution — Welsh Books Council (Wales) NBN International (UK, Europe, and Asia) Turpin Distribution (journals) Chicago Distribution Center (Americas, Australasia) • Publications — Books, Journals • Website — http: www.uwp.co.uk
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In 2024 the following book series were being published:
Series in Welsh
Series in Welsh
• Dawn Dweud ("Gift of Speech" (?); a series of literary biographies) • Y Meddwl a'r Dychymyg Cymreig ("Welsh Thought and Imagination") • Safbwyntiau: Gwleidyddiaeth · Diwylliant · Cymdeithas ("Standpoints: Politics, Culture, Society")
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