University Press of America
University Press of America (UPA) is the former name of an American academic publishing company based in Lanham, Maryland, which became the parent company of Rowman & Littlefield publishing house, then was later re-introduced as the name of an imprint of "itself" after changing the name of the parent company. Originally founded in 1975, as a standalone academic publisher, University Press of America purchased the Rowman & Littlefield publishing house in 1987. In 1998, University Press of America adopted the Rowman & Littlefield name as its own, while introducing the University Press of America name as an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, specializing in the publication of scholarly works.
University Press of America
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- 1975
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- Lanham
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- The Globe Pequot Publishing Group
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University Press of America (UPA) is the former name of an American academic publishing company based in Lanham, Maryland, which became the parent company of Rowman & Littlefield publishing house, then was later re-introduced as the name of an imprint of "itself" after changing the name of the parent company. Originally founded in 1975, as a standalone academic publisher, University Press of America purchased the Rowman & Littlefield publishing house in 1987. In 1998, University Press of America adopted the Rowman & Littlefield name as its own, while introducing the University Press of America name as an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, specializing in the publication of scholarly works.
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In 2024 Bloomsbury Publishing acquired Rowman & Littlefield. The transaction included the catalogue and the trademark of University Press of America, the domain name was redirected to the Bloomsbury Academic page of Rowman & Littlefield.
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• Parent — Bloomsbury Publishing • Founded — 1975 • Founder — Raymond D. Fellers and Stanley D. Plotnick • Country — United States • Headquarters — Lanham, Maryland, U.S. • Publications — Academic books
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- 1.Streitfeld, David. Book Report. The Washington Post. September 13, 1998.
- 2.McDowell, Edwin. University Press, An Academic Publisher That Deals In Bulk. The New York Times. D8. November 27, 1989.
- 3.Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. University Press of America.
- 4.Arnold, Ginni. Bloomsbury acquires Rowman & Littlefield Academic. 2024-05-29.
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