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'''Kumarian Press''' is an independent [[academic publishing]] company established in 1977 in [[West Hartford, CT]] by Krishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith. The company was named after the founders (Sondhi's middle name and Mayo Smith's first name combined). The company began publishing titles on management for training programs in [[international development]], some of them written by the founders.<ref name="hartford94">{{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=}}</ref> 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<ref>[http://www.developmentinpractice.org/books/ ''Development in Practice Readers'']</ref>, [[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]]<ref> [http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr/index.asp ''World Disasters Reports'']</ref> and The [[United Nations Development Fund for Women]]<ref>[http://www.unifem.org/resources/ UNIFEM resources]</ref>. Kumarian was sold in April 2008 to [[Stylus Publishing]] and is now an imprint of Stylus, located in Sterling, VA.<ref name="urlKumarian Press - About Kumarian Press">{{cite web |url=http://www.kpbooks.com/info/aboutUs.aspx |title=Kumarian Press - About Kumarian Press |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-10-04}}</ref>

'''Kumarian Press''' is an independent [[academic publishing]] company established in 1977 in [[West Hartford, CT]] by Krishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith. The company was named after the founders (Sondhi's middle name and Mayo Smith's first name combined). The company began publishing titles on management for training programs in [[international development]], some of them written by the founders.<ref name="hartford94">{{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=}}</ref> 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<ref>[http://www.developmentinpractice.org/books/ ''Development in Practice Readers'']</ref>, [[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]]<ref> [http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr/index.asp ''World Disasters Reports'']</ref> and The [[United Nations Development Fund for Women]]<ref>[http://www.unifem.org/resources/ UNIFEM resources]</ref>. Kumarian was sold in April 2008 to [[Stylus Publishing]] and is now an imprint of Stylus, located in Sterling, VA.<ref name="urlKumarian Press - About Kumarian Press">{{cite web |url=http://www.styluspub.com/Info/aboutkp.aspx |title=Kumarian Press - About Kumarian Press |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-10-04}}</ref>



Authors include [[Hazel Henderson]], Jude Howell, David Hulme, [[David Korten]], [[Joanna Macy]], Helena Norberg-Hodge, [[Lester Salamon]], Ian Smillie, and Peter Uvin.

Authors include [[Hazel Henderson]], Jude Howell, David Hulme, [[David Korten]], [[Joanna Macy]], Helena Norberg-Hodge, [[Lester Salamon]], Ian Smillie, and Peter Uvin.


Revision as of 15:16, 9 November 2010

Kumarian Press is an independent academic publishing company established in 1977 in West Hartford, CT by Krishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith. The company was named after the founders (Sondhi's middle name and Mayo Smith's first name combined). The company began publishing titles on management for training programs in international development, some of them written by the founders.[1] 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[2], International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies[3] and The United Nations Development Fund for Women[4]. Kumarian was sold in April 2008 to Stylus Publishing and is now an imprint of Stylus, located in Sterling, VA.[5]

Authors include Hazel Henderson, Jude Howell, David Hulme, David Korten, Joanna Macy, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Lester Salamon, Ian Smillie, and Peter Uvin.

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References

  • ^ Development in Practice Readers
  • ^ World Disasters Reports
  • ^ UNIFEM resources
  • ^ "Kumarian Press - About Kumarian Press". Retrieved 2008-10-04.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kumarian_Press&oldid=395752911"

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