Kumarian Press

Kumarian Press

Kumarian Press is an independent academic publishing company located in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Established in 1977 by Krishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith, and named by melding their names, the company began publishing titles on management for training programs in international development, some of them written by the founders.cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/114653708.html?dids=114653708:114653708&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+07%2C+1994&author=Jocelyn+McClurg%3B+Courant+Columnist&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=LOCAL+PUBLISHER+AIMS+TO+INFUSE+READERS+WITH+A+GLOBAL+PERSPECTIVE&pqatl=google |title=LOCAL PUBLISHER AIMS TO INFUSE READERS WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE |author=Jocelyn McClurg|date=August 7, 1994 |work=Hartford Courant |pages=G3|accessdate=] International development remains the core of the publishing program but has expanded over the years to include books on human rights, civil society, peacebuilding, governance, gender studies, microfinance and international health. It also distributes titles for Oxfam Great Britain [ [http://www.developmentinpractice.org/apc_be-v-n-x-q.html/ "Development in Practice Readers"] ] , International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [ [http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr2005/index.asp/ "World Disasters Reports"] ] and The United Nations Development Fund for Women [ [http://www.unifem.org/resources/ UNIFEM resources] ] . Kumarian was sold in April 2008 to Stylus Publishing and is now an imprint of Stylus.cite web |url=http://www.kpbooks.com/info/aboutUs.aspx |title=Kumarian Press - About Kumarian Press |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-10-04]

External links

* [http://www.kpbooks.com/ Kumarian Press] Kumarian Press official website.
*cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/889786421.html?dids=889786421:889786421&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+31%2C+2005&author=SUSAN+CAMPBELL&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=ANOTHER+CHAPTER+IN+THE+STORY+OF+SOCIAL+JUSTICE&pqatl=google |title=ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE |date=August 31, 2005 |work=Hartford Courant|author=Susan Campbell |pages=D2|accessdate=

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