Academic publishing since 1999
Founded in New Delhi in 1999, Social Science Press publishes books in the humanities and social sciences — with a strong list in history, politics, sociology and anthropology — written to be read well beyond the academy.
Who we are
Social Science Press publishes in the humanities and social sciences, with a strong concentration in history, politics, sociology and anthropology. Its books are chosen for the quality of their scholarship and written to reach a wide readership.
Every book is read and assessed by experts before it is accepted, and produced to international standards.
A strong list on India and South Asia, including writing from France, Germany and elsewhere in English translation.
Serious scholarship, written lucidly so that it reaches readers well beyond the academy.
Our fields
A focused list built around the core of the social sciences and the humanities.
From the list
A few of the books we have published, across history, sociology, economics and international affairs.
Olga Nieuwenhuys · Gender, welfare and labour in the developing world.
Ed. P. R. Chari & Sonika Gupta · Gender, energy, migration and globalisation.
Ed. Imtiaz Ahmad & Helmut Reifeld · Adaptation, accommodation and conflict.
Ed. Manmohan Agarwal · Education, technology, energy and environment.
Owner & President
Radha Beteille leads Social Science Press as its owner and president, guiding an editorial vision that places intellectual seriousness and public value above all. Under her stewardship the Press continues its founding mission: to make the best of social science scholarship widely available.
We welcome proposals from scholars whose work advances understanding of society. Learn how to submit your book to the Press.
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