Kumarian Press

Kumarian Press was 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 was an imprint of Stylus, located in Sterling, VA. In April 2013 Kumarian was sold to Lynne Rienner Publishers of Boulder, CO. [5][6]

Kumarian Press
StatusAcquired
Founded1977
FounderKrishna Kumari Sondhi and Ian Mayo-Smith
SuccessorLynne Rienner Publishers
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBoulder, Colorado
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.rienner.com

Authors included Hazel Henderson, Jude Howell, David Hulme, David Korten, Joanna Macy, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Lester Salamon, Ian Smillie, and Peter Uvin, whose book Aiding Violence discusses the development enterprise in Rwanda.

  • Kumarian Press Kumarian Press official website.
  • Susan Campbell (August 31, 2005). "ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE". Hartford Courant. pp. D2.

References
  1. Jocelyn McClurg (August 7, 1994). "LOCAL PUBLISHER AIMS TO INFUSE READERS WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE". Hartford Courant. pp. G3.
  2. Development in Practice Readers
  3. World Disasters Reports
  4. UNIFEM resources
  6. "Kumarian Press - About Kumarian Press". Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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