I.B. Tauris is an educational
publishing house
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and imprint of
Bloomsbury Publishing
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. It was an independent publishing house with offices in
London
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and
New York City
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until its purchase in May 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing.
It specialises in non-fiction books on
Asian studies
Asian studies is the term used usually in North America and Australia for what in Europe is known as Oriental studies. The field is concerned with the Asian people, their cultures, languages, history and politics. Within the Asian sphere, Asian ...
, the
history of art
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, history of the
Middle Ages
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and the
modern period
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, politics and
international relations
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, the
Middle East
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and
Islamic world
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. In ...
generally,
religious studies,
geography
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and
environment
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, and
visual culture
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The field of ...
(including
film
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,
photography
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, and
contemporary art
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...
). Its books are aimed primarily at the specialist market, including
academic
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s and students of
higher education
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. However, because of strong current interest in its preferred topics, the company also sells to a general audience.
History
I.B. Tauris was founded in 1983 by Iradj Bagherzade. Its declared strategy was to fill a perceived gap between trade publishing houses and
university presses
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, to publish serious but accessible works on international politics and culture.
The company specialised in its early days on publishing on the Middle East. In 2002 it published approximately 160 books per year.
In the period following the
September 11 attacks, 2001, its publication ''Taliban'' by Ahmed Rashid is reported to have sold nearly 500,000 copies in English worldwide with 27 licensed editions internationally.
In May 2011, the company acquired the fine arts publisher Philip Wilson Publishers after handling its sales, marketing, and distribution for several years.
In June 2013, the company announced an agreement with the
American University in Cairo Press
The American University in Cairo Press (AUCP, AUC Press) is the leading English-language publisher in the Middle East.
The largest translator of Arabic literature in the world, AUC Press has a reputation for carefully selecting and translating t ...
(AUCP), under which I.B. Tauris distributes all AUCP publications worldwide, outside
North America
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and
Egypt
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. The two publishing houses also embarked on a series of international co-publications. This move was reportedly in line with an I.B. Tauris strategy to be the dominant player in international Middle East Studies publishing.
In 2018, I.B. Tauris was acquired by
Bloomsbury Publishing
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, and has become an imprint of the publishing house.
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