Aarhus University Press
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Aarhus University Press (Danish: Aarhus Universitetsforlag) is a commercial Foundation, founded in 1985 by Aarhus University, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. The main purpose of the Press is to publish the scholarly works of researchers at the University, but many authors come from other Danish institutions of higher education and from abroad. The Press not only publishes scholarly works, but also disseminates works of intellectual merit and general interest to a broad reader audience. Common to all titles is their strong scholarly base, since all books are peer-reviewed.

The University Press publishes approx. 70 new books per year and is particularly strong in archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...

, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...

, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...

 and literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...

 as well as natural sciences. The Press currently has more than 1,200 titles in stock of which 400 are in English and some few in German and French. The titles are sold and purposefully marketed abroad using distributors in the United Kingdom and the United States.

The Press feels that the maintenance of a very high quality in graphic design, cover design, choice of paper and quality of printing, is crucial. Several Press titles have been honored by the Association of Book Craftsmanship Forening for Boghaandværk and chosen to be part of their annual exhibition for the Best Book Craftsmanship Award, most recently in 2007 with
the publications Sima Qian. Historiske optegnelser and Marinus. Karikaturtegner med kamera.

Additionally, a number of Press titles are on commission from other publishers, among whom are: The Carlsberg Foundation (Carlsbergfondet), The National Museum (Nationalmuseet), The Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research (Center for Rusmiddelforskning), The Centre for Grundtvig Studies (Center for Grundtvigstudier), Jutland Archaeological Society (Jysk Arkæologisk Selskab), The Historical Society of Jutland (Jysk Selskab for Historie), and The Danish Institute at Athens (Det Danske Institut i Athen).
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