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Edward Elgar Publishing

Logo: Edward Elgar Publishing, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Academic publishing company

Edward Elgar Publishing is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the social sciences and law. The company also publishes a social science and law blog with regular contributions from leading scholars.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Edward Elgar Publishing is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the social sciences and law. The company also publishes a social science and law blog with regular contributions from leading scholars.2

The story

The first Edward Elgar Publishing book titles were published in 1987 and included The Economics of Education and the Education of an Economist by Mark Blaug, The Economic Revival of Modern Britain by David Coates and John Hillard, and Economic Choice Under Uncertainty by J.L. Ford.

Edward Elgar Publishing is a family-run business. The company is named after the founder and current Chairman Edward Elgar who moved to Gloucestershire to start the business in 1986, from the study of the family home in Middleton. There is no known connection to the famous English composer Edward Elgar.

From Wikipedia’s article on Edward Elgar Publishing, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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