• "[Genetically Modified Organisms: A Scientific-Political Dialogue on a Meaningless Meme] is an excellent book presenting a very strong case for abandoning the acronym GMO. It will be extremely helpful to scholars and educators in developing countries who need to persuade their populace and politicians to adopt modern methods to reap the benefits of more nutritious foods and greatly improved yields."

    - Sir Richard J. Roberts, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology

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2001, in Cambridge, UK.

No. The business was founded by University of Cambridge alumni and faculty, in Cambridge. It was later relocated to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northern England, when the founders moved to nearby Durham University.

Scholarly books (monographs and edited collections) across a range of topic areas. We do publish a few book series, but we don’t publish journals.

In recent years, we have published more than 700 titles per year, and we have a backlist of more than 7000 books. That makes us one of the largest English-language scholarly book publishers in the world.

We have representative offices in Berlin, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain. Our head office is in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

No.

Yes, we pay royalties on all sales, from the first copy sold, escalating by number of titles sold.

All over the world.

Mainly, university library and research departments worldwide. We calculated that we have customers in more than 120 countries worldwide.

Primarily, academic-format hardback, and ebook. Paperback editions on occasion.