Magnes Press: Ninty Years On

The Hebrew University Press Association Jerusalem was founded during the early years of the university as the primary press for publishing the studies of its scholars and as an outlet for publishing textbooks. The types of publications and the subjects published by Magnes have known changes, becoming broader and more varied, just as has happened in other university presses around the world. Nevertheless, and despite the dynamic nature of the book market, especially during the digital age, the press and the book continue to exist with vengeance.

Magnes Press: Ninety Years On introduces a variety of perspectives on the history of Magnes Press, as well as a few words on academic presses in general. It focuses on the essence of the press's work, featuring surveys of selection of titles published over Magnes's ninety years. The book constitutes a window to the past and stimulates thoughts on the future of books and their place in academic culture and in Israeli culture in particular.