The Fordham University Press is a

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, a division of

Fordham University Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...

, that publishes primarily in the

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and the

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. Fordham University Press was established in 1907 and is headquartered at the university's

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campus. It is the oldest

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press in the United States, and the seventh-oldest in the nation. It has been a member of the

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since 1938, and it was a founding charter member of the Association of Jesuit University Presses (AJUP). The press was established "not only to represent and uphold the values and traditions of the University itself, but also to further those values and traditions through the dissemination of scholarly research and ideas".

History

Fordham University Press was established in 1907. After the close of the university's medical school in 1922, the press operated under the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and began publishing textbooks in education, English, law, philosophy, and psychology. The press was headquartered in the Canisius Hall building in the

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campus for over 100 years. In March 2017, the press relocated from its original headquarters at the university's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx to the

campus in

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. Fordham University Press joined The

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trade organization in the Hachette v. Internet Archive lawsuit which resulted in the removal of access to over 500,000 books from global readers.

Series

Initiatives

The American Literatures InitiativeThe Modern Language Initiative

Bestselling publications

Source: *''Greek: An Intensive Course'' by Hardy Hansen and Gerald Quin

*''Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola'' by John C. Oli

*''Deconstruction in a Nutshell'' by John D. Caputobr>
*''Giving an Account of Oneself'' by

Judith Butler Judith Pamela Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American feminist philosopher and gender studies scholar whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminism, queer theory, and literary theory. In ...

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*''Love of Learning and Desire for God'' by Jean Leclercq (monk), Jean Leclercq, O.S.B

*''Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free'' by Alexander Jeffersonbr>
*''Under the Sidewalks of New York'' by Brian Cudah

*''Byzantine Theology'' by John Meyendorffbr>
*''Irish Brigade and Its Campaign'' by David P. Conyngha

*''An Aquinas Reader'' Edited by Mary T. Clarkbr>
*''The Street Book'' by Henry Mosco

*''The Search for Major Plagge'' by Michael Goo

References

External links

Official site
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