M. E. Sharpe

M. E. Sharpe
Status	Part ofRoutledgeas of 2014
Founded	1958
Founder	Myron Sharpe
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Armonk, New York
Publication types	Books,academic journals
Nonfiction topics	Social sciences,humanities,business management,public administration
Imprints	East Gate Books, Sharpe Reference
Official website	mesharpe.com

M. E. Sharpe, Inc.,anacademic publisher,was founded by Myron Sharpe in 1958 with the original purpose of publishingtranslationsfrom Russian in thesocial sciencesandhumanities.^[1]Thesetranslationswere published in a series of journals, the first of which wasProblems of Economics,now calledProblems of Economic Transition.In the 1960s, the translation project was expanded to include otherEuropeanlanguages, thenChineseand laterJapanese.Otheracademic journalslaunched by M.E. Sharpe during these years featured articles originating inEnglish.At present,^[when?]the firm publishes over 35 periodicals includingChallenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs,Journal of Management Information Systems,International Journal of Electronic Commerce,Journal of Post-Keynesian EconomicsandProblems of Post-Communism.Shortly after it was established, M. E. Sharpe, Inc. also began to publish scholarly books in thesocial sciencesandhumanities,with a special emphasis oninternational studies.In the 1980s, the book division was expanded and it currently publishes approximately 60 new titles a year, including works ineconomics,business,management,public administration,political science,historyandliterature.Many of M. E. Sharpe'stextbooksare available in digital editions through the Sharpe E-Text Center.^[2]

SeveralNobel Prizewinners, includingKenzaburō ŌeandWassily Leontief,are among M. E. Sharpe authors, as is the acclaimed American novelistHoward Fast,author ofSpartacus.The East Gate Books imprint is widely recognized as representing the best in Asian Studies.^[3]

In 1995, Sharpe Reference was founded to provide essentialreferencematerial for thehigh school,undergraduate, and general reader—again, building on Sharpe's areas of strength inAmerican studiesandglobal studies.The full, updated content of many of these reference sets is also available in electronic editions published by Sharpe Online Reference.^[4]

M. E. Sharpe, Inc. started in New York City and was originally called International Arts and Sciences Press. After twelve years in the city, the firm moved to White Plains, New York. Its offices have been based in Armonk, New York, since 1980.^[5]

M. E. Sharpe was sold toRoutledgein 2014.^[6]