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A Short History of Cambridge University Press is an account of the world's oldest press, from the publication of the Press's first book in 1584 through to the present day. It emphasises the constitutional bases of the Press, which is an integral part of its parent university, and highlights the moments of change and crisis: Richard Bentley's revival in the 1690s, the Victorian renaissance in the 1850s, the rise of modern university publishing, two world wars, the crisis and the reconstruction of the early 1970s, and the printing and publishing expansion of the 1990s. This history brings out the unique nature of the Press, which is an educational charitable enterprise, trading with vigour throughout the world and publishing over 2,400 titles a year. This revised and illustrated second edition brings the story up to the turn of the millennium, and emphasises both the diversity of the Press's recent achievements and its current aims.
- Author
- Michael H. Black
- Publisher
- Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521429214
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Reference, History
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