Hurst Publishers (C. Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd) is an independent non-fiction publisher based in the

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area of

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. Hurst specializes in books on global affairs and has lists in

Islamic Studies Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...

, European History, War & Conflict, African Studies and International Relations. Christopher Hurst founded the company in 1969. Michael Dwyer, who joined Hurst in 1986, took over its running after the death of Christopher Hurst in April 2007.Hurst Publishers
"About"
Hurst Publishers website. Hurst authors include the French intellectual Olivier Roy, the British cultural critic

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, the Australian counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen, and the historians Faisal Devji and Christopher Davidson, among others. The Hurst imprint publishes approximately 65 new books a year.

History

Christopher Hurst (1929–2007) founded the publishing house and pursued his, sometime
eclectic
interests, including Scandinavian culture and

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history. In the mid-1980s, he became an activist for small, independent publishers, making his voice heard in the Publishers' Association. Hurst Publishers works in collaboration with

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to publish most of its list as Oxford University Press editions in North America."OUP website news".
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Publishing list

Authors

Nnamdi Azikiwe Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1996), usually referred to as "Zik", was a Nigerian statesman and political leader who served as the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966. Considered a driving force behind the ...

* Olivier van Beemen * Brian Maurice Bennett * Mia Bloom * Sarmila Bose * Ian Campbell *

Efua Dorkenoo Efua Dorkenoo, OBE (6 September 1949 – 18 October 2014), affectionately known as "Mama Efua",

Jean-Pierre Filiu Jean-Pierre Filiu (born in Paris, 1961) is a French professor of Middle East studies at Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs, an orientalist and an arabist. Life and career Before joining Sciences Po in 2006, Jean-Pierre Filiu ...

Stephen Grey Stephen Grey (born 1968 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a British investigative journalist and author best known for revealing details of the CIA's program of 'extraordinary rendition.'Overseas Press Club of Americ2007 award winner citations/ref ...

Christophe Jaffrelot Christophe Jaffrelot (born 12 February 1964) is a French political scientist and Indologist specialising in South Asia, particularly India and Pakistan. He is a professor of South Asian politics and history the ''Centre d'études et de recherche ...

* Dan Kaszeta * Neil Kent * Bob Lambert * Paul Lendvai * Maleeha Lodhi *

Peter Mandaville Peter Mandaville is an American academic and former government official. Biography From 2015-16 he was Senior Advisor in the Secretary of State's Office of Religion & Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. His previous government work h ...

* Raphael Minder * Kajsa Norman *

David Omand Sir David Bruce Omand (born 15 April 1947) is a British former senior civil servant who served as the Director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) from 1996 to 1997. Background Omand was born on 15 April 1947. His father, B ...

* Jason Pack * Lipika Pelham *

Gerard Prunier Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...

Carne Ross Carne Ross (born 1966) is the founder and executive director of Independent Diplomat, a diplomatic advisory group. Career After graduating from Exeter University, Ross joined the British Foreign Office and worked at the UK embassy in Bonn, ...

Abdul Salam Zaeef Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef (; born 1967) is an Afghan diplomat who was the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan before the US invasion of Afghanistan. He was detained in Pakistan in the fall of 2001 and held until 2005 in the Guantanamo Bay detainment ...

William Ralston William "Billy" Chapman Ralston (January 12, 1826 – August 27, 1875) was a San Francisco businessman and financier, and the founder of the Bank of California. Biography William Chapman Ralston was born at Wellsville, Ohio, son of Robert Ralsto ...

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828–1889), known in his early life as William Ralston Shedden, who later adopted the additional surname of Ralston, was a noted British scholar and translator of Russia and Russian. Biography William Ralston S ...

References

External links

Official Hurst Publishers websiteHurst Publishers' blogOxford University Press USAFacebook page: Hurst Publishers
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