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I.B. Tauris
Parent companyBloomsbury Publishing
StatusActive
Founded1983
FounderIradj Bagherzade
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
DistributionMacmillan Publishers Services(UK)[1]
Baker & Taylor(US)[2][3]
Nonfiction topicsArt,Biography,Environmental studies,Geography,History,International relations,Middle East,Philosophy,Politics,Religious studies,Travel,Visual culture
Imprints
  • Tauris Parke Paperbacks
  • Tauris Academic Studies
  • Philip Wilson Publishers
Official websiteibtauris.com

I.B. Taurisis an educationalpublishing houseand imprint ofBloomsbury Publishing.[4]It was an independent publishing house with offices inLondonandNew York Cityuntil its purchase in May 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing.

It specialises in non-fiction books onAsian studies,thehistory of art,history of theMiddle Agesand themodern period,politics andinternational relations,theMiddle EastandIslamic worldgenerally,religious studies,geographyandenvironment,andvisual culture(includingfilm,photography,andcontemporary art). Its books are aimed primarily at the specialist market, includingacademicsand students ofhigher education.The company also sells to a general audience.[5]

History

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I.B. Tauris was founded in 1983 by Iradj Bagherzade. Its declared strategy was to fill a perceived gap between trade publishing houses anduniversity presses,to publish serious but accessible works on international politics and culture.[6]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 theSeptember 11 attacks, 2001,its publicationTalibanbyAhmed Rashidis reported to have sold nearly 500,000 copies in English worldwide with 27 licensed editions internationally.[7]

In May 2011, the company acquired the fine arts publisher Philip Wilson Publishers after handling its sales, marketing, and distribution for several years.[8]

In June 2013, the company announced an agreement with theAmerican University in Cairo Press(AUCP), under which I.B. Tauris distributes all AUCP publications worldwide, outsideNorth AmericaandEgypt.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.[9]

In 2018, I.B. Tauris was acquired byBloomsbury Publishing,and has become an imprint of the publishing house.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^"Macmillan Distribution – Publishers".Archivedfrom the original on 19 September 2018.Retrieved25 December2017.
  2. ^"The 2016 Book Distributors Profiles – Publishing Trends".Archivedfrom the original on 11 July 2023.Retrieved25 December2017.
  3. ^"Baker & Taylor Launches Publisher Services Business".Archivedfrom the original on 26 December 2017.Retrieved25 December2017.
  4. ^"ACADEMIC: Middle East: Books: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)".Archivedfrom the original on 26 June 2018.Retrieved26 June2018.
  5. ^Bagherzade, Iradj; The Book Depository."Publisher of the week—IB Tauris".Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2012.Retrieved23 September2009.
  6. ^Zeitchik, Steven (7 January 2002)."Mideast Studies House Hits Its Stride".Publishers Weekly.Reed Business Information. Archived fromthe originalon 24 July 2008.Retrieved23 September2009.
  7. ^McDonnell, Jonathan (6 October 2004)."Hardlines in the headlines".The Bookseller.Archivedfrom the original on 5 April 2020.Retrieved23 September2009.
  8. ^Page, Benedicte (9 May 2011)."I B Tauris buys PWP".The Bookseller.Archivedfrom the original on 20 September 2012.Retrieved17 June2011.
  9. ^Bookseller Staff (26 June 2013). "I B Tauris links with AUCPArchived3 July 2013 at theWayback Machine".The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  10. ^"Bloomsbury Buys IB Tauris".PublishersWeekly.com.Archivedfrom the original on 8 July 2018.Retrieved8 July2018.
  11. ^"I.B.Tauris Publishers".Retrieved8 July2018.
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