FrancoAngeli
is one of the largest Italian publishing houses specialized in books and journals for university and post-university studies, as well as for professionals.
Based in
Milan
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and founded in 1955, it has one of the largest Italian catalogues, with more than 17,000 titles and more than 30,000 authors. Each year it publishes more than 1,000 new books and more than 80 journals.
The main fields of its publishing activity are:
management
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,
psychology
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,
sociology
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,
education
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,
vocational training
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,
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
,
business administration
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Overview
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,
social services
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,
medicine
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and
health
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,
architecture
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,
design
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,
environment,
politics
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, and
law
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.
The founder, Franco Angeli, died November 3, 2007, at the age of 77 years. On November 2, 2008, his name was entered in the "''Famedio''"
(Pantheon) of Milan.
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Italian companies established in 1955
Publishing companies established in 1955
Companies based in Milan
Book publishing companies of Italy