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Pluto Press Publisher Files

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Pluto Press

Pluto Press, a British independent book publisher founded in 1969, is known for being a radical political publishing house that focuses on contemporary issues.

Consists of Pluto Press publisher files for 113 books written by scholars interested in geography, politics, and religion in the Middle East. The bulk of collection comprises of correspondence, publishing contracts, title proposals, chapter drafts, cover designs, press releases, and financial projects. They offer insights into the worlds of authorship and of publishing while exhibiting how scholars studied International Relations and conflict in the Middle East. Some authors included in the collection include Israel Shahak, John K. Cooley, and Michael Griffin. Roger van Zwanenberg, the managing director and owner of Pluto Press, and Anne Beech, the editorial and subsquently managing director, are the primary correspondents with the authors.

Materials are arranged in the order in which they were received, in alphabetical order by author's last name.

Purchased from Kenny's Bookshop & Art Galleries Ltd. in 2022 (AM 2022-136).

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This collection was processed by Kate Mitchell in June 2022. Dealer labeled author files with box and folder numbers. During processing, boxes were condensed and some author files were divided into multiple folders, so box and folder numbers noted by dealer may not align with actual arrangement.

Finding aid written by Kate Mitchell in June 2022, incorporating description written by dealer and retaining dealer supplied folder titles.

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Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
Kate Mitchell
Finding Aid Date
2022
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Collection Inventory

al-Barghouti, Tamin, 2006-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

al-Hout, Bayan Nuwayhed, 2003-2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

al-Zayyat, Monatasser, 2003-2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Abboud, Samer N., 2010. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Abdelkader Kady, Deina, 2002-2003. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Abu-Rabi', Ibrahim, 2002-2003. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Achar, Gilbert, 2003-2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Alam, Shahid, 2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Arnove, Anthony, 2002-2003. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Aruri, Naseer, 2000-2003. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Avnery, Uri, 2006. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Azoulay, Ariella, 2010. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Baramki, Dr. Gabriel, 2008. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Baroud, Ramzy, 2005-2006. 2008. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Barsamian, David, 1999-2003. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Beit-Hallahmi, Benjamin, 1999. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Blankfort, Benjamin, 2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Broening, Michael, 2010. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Bresseth, Haim, 2006-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Bunt, Gary R., 2002. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Caffentzis, George, 2004-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Christison, Kathleen A. and William A. Christion, 2008. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Cohen, Yoel, 2003-2006. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Cook, Catherine, Adam Hanieh and Adah Kay, 2003-2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Cook, Jonathan, 2005-2008. 4 folders.
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4 folders

Cooley, John K., 1997-2004. 4 folders.
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4 folders

Cronin, David, 2009. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Crooke, Alastair, 2008-2009. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Dolphin, Ray, 2004-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Dor, Daniel, 2004-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Doran, Christopher, 2010-2011. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Ellis, Marc H., 2002-2003. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Enders, Dave, 2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Engdahl, F. William, 2001-2005. 4 folders.
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4 folders

Finn, Mellissa, 2011. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Fouskas, Vassilis K., 2002-2004. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Galleymore, Susan, 2007-2008. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Gee, John R., 1997-1998. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Gaicaman, George and Dag Jørund Lønning, 1997-1999. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Griffin, Michael, 1997-2004. 4 folders.
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4 folders

Halper, Jeff, 2002-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Hammond Andrew, 2011. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Hamzeh, Muna and Todd May, 2003-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Hamzeh, Muna, 2001-2003. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Harms, Gregory, 2006-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Harms, Gregory with Todd M. Ferry, 2003-2004. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Hassan, Hamadi A., 1998-2003. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Helmick, Raymound G., 2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Hever, Shir, 2005-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Hopkins, Tom, Illan Pappe, and Diana Buttu, 2004-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Hroub, Khaled, 2005-2006. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Inayatullah, Sohail and Gail Boxwell, 2003-2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Irving, Sarah, 2008. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Iskander, Adel and Hakem Rustom, 2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Ismael, Tareq Y. and Jacqueline S. Ismael, 2003-2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Ismael, Tareq Y., Jacqueline S. Ismael, and Raymond Baker, 2003-2007. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Ismael Tareq Y. and William Hadded, 2002-2003. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Kandeel, Amal, 2004-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Karmi, Dr. Ghada, 2002-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Kattan, Victor, 2005-2007. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Kay, Adah, 2003-2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Koutchoumow, Janine, 1991. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Kostick, Conor, 2002-2003. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Kovel, Joel, 2005-2009. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Lamb, Franklin, 2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lavie, Smadar, 2008. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lean, Nathan, 2010-2011. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Levit, Daphna and Zalman Amit, 2009. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lock, Sharyn, 2009. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lowenstein, Jennifer, 2007-2008. 1 folder.
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1 folder

McLaughlin, Greg, 2012. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Mahdi, Kamil, 2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Malm, Andreas and Shora Esmailian, 2005-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Masalha, Nur, 1996-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Matar, Anat and Abeer Baker, 2008-2009. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Mezvinsky, Norton, 2000-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Mezvinsky, Norton and Stephen Sizer, 2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Miller, David, 1992-2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Mahamedou, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould, 2006. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Neslan, Arthur, 2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Nima, Ramy, 1982-1984. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Nitzan, Jonathan and Shimshon Bichler, 2001-2003. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Oestigaard, Terje, 2001-2002. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Orr, Akiva, 1992-1997. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Philo, Greg and Mike Berry, 2002. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Pintak, Lawrence, 2004. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Qumsiyeh, Mazin B., 2002-2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Reporters San Frontiers / Reporters Without Borders, 2002-2004. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Robinson, William I. and Maryam S. Griffin, 2016. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Rogers, Paul, 2005-2006. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Rose, John, 2002-2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Rothchild, Alice, 2005-2007. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Roy, Sara, 2003-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Saad-Ghorayeb, Amal, 2000-2002. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Sabet, Amr, 2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scraton, Phil, 1986-2002. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Shahak, Israel, 1993-2007. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Shahak, Israel and Norton Mezvinsky, 1998-2005. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Strawson, John, 2003. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Terry, Janice, 2003-2005. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Teschke-Panah, Maryam, 2006. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Traboulsi, Fawwas, 2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Usher, Graham, 1994-2004. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Verancini, Lorenzo, 2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Yazdi, Leila Papoli, Maryam Dezhamkhooy, and Susan Pollock, 2013-2014. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Yildiz, Kerim, 2004-2006. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Zakariyya, Fouad, 2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Zalloum, Abdulhay Yahya, 2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Zayani, Mohamed, 2003-2005. 2 folders.
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2 folders

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