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Academic publishing house
The University of the West Indies Press
Parent companyUniversity of the West Indies
StatusActive
Traded asUWI Press
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Country of origin Jamaica
Headquarters locationMona, Saint Andrew Parish
DistributionKingston Bookshop
Sangsters Book Stores
UTP(Canada)
Longleaf Services (rest of the Americas)
Eurospan Group (Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia)
Key peopleLinda Cameron, Pansy Benn, Linda Speth, Joseph B. Powell, Nadine D. Buckland, Christine Randle
Publication typesPrint books, eBooks, journals and audiobooks
Nonfiction topicsCaribbean History, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Political Science, Cultural Studies, Biography
ImprintsUWI Press/Canoe Press
Official websitewww.uwipress.com

The University of the West Indies Press (or UWI Press) is a university press that is part of the University of the West Indies and was founded in 1992. The first book published by the press was Slave Society in the Danish West Indies: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix by Neville A. T. Hall. Particularly noted for academic publications with a Caribbean focus, including on history, cultural studies, literature, gender studies, education and political science, the press is currently a member of the Association of University Presses.

References

  1. "Ordering Information". University of the West Indies Press. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "About UWI Press". University of the West Indies Press. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. Cameron, L. (1995). "Teamwork: The making of a press". Journal of Scholarly Publishing. 27 (1): 22–27 – via Proquest.
  4. "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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