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Independent non-fiction publisher
Hurst Publishers (C. Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd) is an independent non-fiction publisher based in Somerset House, Strand, London. Hurst specializes in serious non-fiction, including history, biography, international affairs, espionage, reportage, travel writing and religion. Christopher Hurst founded the company in 1969.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hurst Publishers (C. Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd) is an independent non-fiction publisher based in Somerset House, Strand, London. Hurst specializes in serious non-fiction, including history, biography, international affairs, espionage, reportage, travel writing and religion. Christopher Hurst founded the company in 1969. Michael Dwyer, who joined Hurst in 1986, has been running Hurst since the death of Christopher Hurst in April 2007.2
Christopher Hurst (1929–2007) founded the publishing house and pursued his, sometimes eclectic, interests, including Scandinavian culture and Balkan history. In the mid-1980s, he became an activist for small, independent publishers, making his voice heard in the Publishers' Association.
From Wikipedia’s article on C. Hurst & Co., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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