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http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/journals/journals.htmlThe University of Texas Press is a book publisher—a focal point where the lifeexperiences, insights, and specialized knowledge of writers converge to be disseminatedin print. By launching a scholarly press in 1950, the University of Texas made severalimportant statements: books matter; books educate; and publishing good books is a publicresponsibility and a valuable component of the state's system of higher education. In theyears since, the Press has become a publisher of international scope, issuing works in awide range of fields. Our books present the results of original research conducted allacross the United States and Latin America and in centers of learning throughout theworld. These scholarly books contain important theories and discoveries and help topreserve the cultural heritage of the Americas. As part of its mission to serve the peopleof Texas, the Press also produces books of general interest for a wider audience,covering, in particular, the history, culture, arts, and natural history of the state. To these,the Press has recently added accounts of the contributions of African and NativeAmericans, Latinos, and women. Our major areas of concentration are Anthropology,Old and New World Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Botany, Classics and theAncient World, Conservation and the Environment, Egyptology, Film and Media Studies,Geography, Landscape, Latin American and Latino Studies, Literary Modernism,Mexican American Studies, Marine Science, Middle Eastern Studies, Ornithology, Pre-Columbian Studies, Texas and Western Studies, and Women's Studies. The University ofTexas Press has published more than 2,000 books over five decades. Currently a staff of50, under the direction of Joanna Hitchcock, brings out some 90 books and 11 journalsannually.Keywords: journal, politics, social scienceUrban Studieshttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/00420980.htmlUrban Studies is a world class journal providing an international forum for the discussionof issues in the fields of urban and regional analysis and planning. A hallmark of thejournal is that it publishes leading articles from urban scholars working from within avariety of disciplines, including geography, economics, sociology, and political science aswell as planning and public administration. The journal aims to provide theoretically andempirically informed analysis of the myriad changes affecting the urban and regionalcondition in the economically advanced nations as well as less developed economies.While contribution to academic scholarship is the mainstay of the journal, its intent is toalso inform practitioners of the changing urban scene.Keywords: journal, urban studiesWorld Bank Research Observer (WBRO)357