Vanderbilt University Press is a university press that is part of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Vanderbilt University Press is the principal publishing arm of Vanderbilt University. The Press selects, edits, and markets scholarly texts, especially in the areas of the humanities and social sciences, health care, and education. The Press also publishes local books and music for the general public.
Vanderbilt University Press' Editorial Committee is composed of diverse faculty and administrators from the university. The Committee over its five-decade career has published over 300 books (125 are still in print).
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