The launch of new key series Globalizing Sports Studies was celebrated by delegates of the British Sociological Association’s annual conference recently at a special launch party. Attended by John Horne, the series editor, Simon Darnell, author of Sport for Development and Peace and many series supporters, guests enjoyed a beautiful book-shaped cake (by Patisserie 44 in Leeds).

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The Bloomsbury Academic and Professional Division has been shortlisted for the inaugural Academic, Education and Professional Publisher of the Year.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ("Bloomsbury") announces that it has today completed the purchase of Fairchild Books.

Fairchild Books, based in New York, is the market-leading publisher of textbooks and educational resources for students of fashion, merchandising, retailing and interior design. It has a revered history dating back to the nineteenth century and a world-class reputation for producing the very best student materials for the growing fashion and design industries. The Fairchild list is highly complementary to Bloomsbury's existing academic list in the Visual Arts, which was bolstered by the acquisition of Berg Publishers in 2008, the launch of the award-winning Berg Fashion Library www.bergfashionlibrary.com in 2010 and the acquisition of a fashion photography archive in 2011 with in excess of 600,000 images.