Oficyna Wydawnicza Volumen

Oficyna Wydawnicza Volumen is a Polish independent publishing house founded in 1989 by Mirosława Łątkowska and Adam Borowski. It continues the tradition of the underground publishing movement, specifically the Niezależne Wydawnictwo Książkowe Wers and Prawy Margines. The publisher specialises in books on Polish history, world history, cultural anthropology and broadly defined humanistic thought, and is known for academic textbooks in these fields. Volumen has collaborated with several other Polish publishers, including Bellona, Marabut, Alfa, Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, Niezależna Oficyna Wydawnicza, Dom Wydawniczo-Księgarski Klon, and Instytut Wydawniczy "Pax", as well as with the Stowarzyszenie Pokolenie and Liga Republikańska. Its books appear in a number of series, such as Nowa Marianna, O Wolność i Niepodległość, Czarna, Alfa i Omega, Piękne Książki, Podróże po Historii, Historia Najnowsza, Tworzenie Europy (unfinished, closed), and Człowiek i Społeczeństwo (W Kręgu Codzienności) (closed). In 2009 it launched a textbook series, separating classic academic textbooks into it. It has also published several books in the Podróżnicy mimo woli collection and co-published some titles in the Średniowiecze series of the Marabut publishing house. It also has a collection of albums on recent history. Volumen was the first co-publisher of the Brostiana and Klio w Niemczech series. The latter is part of a translation project of the German Historical Institute in Warsaw, aiming to present the most interesting phenomena of post-war German historiography. The parallel series Klio in Polen popularises Polish historical literature in Germany. Volumen published the first five volumes of this series. In the early 1990s it carried out an extensive editorial project of the University of Wrocław concerning the history of Silesia. In the Nowa Marianna (La Nouvelle Marianne) series, the publisher released a number of now unique titles, making available to Polish readers works by outstanding French historians and scholars, mainly in the field of medieval studies. The O Wolność i Niepodległość series features fundamental monographs of Polish historiography – works of great historians of the Second Polish Republic, never reissued in the Polish People's Republic, as well as monographs of anti-communist armed underground units and contemporary works on topics forbidden until 1989. The Czarna series is a series of essays from various fields of the humanities, diverse in both subject matter and level of substantive reflection. In the Alfa i Omega series, the publisher intended to present small books containing a "pill" of knowledge on issues from many areas of life and science; the series has not been published since 2001. Volumen also publishes fiction, which began in 1996 with Piotr Bednarski's book Błękitne śniegi (translated into several languages; a new, expanded edition appeared in 2011), as well as non-fiction. Volumen is the initiator and co-publisher of the Encyklopedia Solidarności. In 2009, in cooperation with Bellona, it realised the anniversary project Kanon Literatury Podziemnej. The publishing house remains active, with its bookstore and events programme. Its website lists upcoming meetings with authors and new releases, and it continues to publish books on history and the humanities.

Oficyna Wydawnicza Volumen was founded in 1989 by Mirosława Łątkowska and Adam Borowski. It continues the activities of underground publishing houses: Niezależne Wydawnictwo Książkowe Wers and Prawy Margines. The publisher specialises in books on Polish history and world history, cultural anthropology and broadly understood humanistic thought. It is a publisher of academic textbooks in these fields, among others. Throughout its activity, Volumen has cooperated with various publishers, including Bellona, Marabut, Alfa, Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, Niezależna Oficyna Wydawnicza, Dom Wydawniczo-Księgarski Klon, Instytut Wydawniczy "Pax", as well as with the Stowarzyszenie Pokolenie and Liga Republikańska. Books are published in series: Nowa Marianna, O Wolność i Niepodległość, Czarna, Alfa i Omega, Piękne Książki, Podróże po Historii, Historia Najnowsza, Tworzenie Europy (unfinished, closed), Człowiek i Społeczeństwo (W Kręgu Codzienności) (closed). In 2009, Volumen inaugurated a textbook series, separating classic academic textbooks into it. Several books have also appeared in the Podróżnicy mimo woli collection. Volumen co-published some titles from the Średniowiecze series of the Marabut publishing house. It also has a collection of albums on recent history. It was the first co-publisher of the series Brostiana and Klio w Niemczech. The Klio w Niemczech series is part of a translation project of the German Historical Institute in Warsaw, aimed at presenting the most interesting phenomena of post-war German historiography. The parallel series Klio in Polen popularises Polish historical literature in Germany. Volumen published the first five volumes of this series. In the early 1990s, it carried out an extensive editorial project of the University of Wrocław concerning the history of Silesia. In the Nowa Marianna (La Nouvelle Marianne) series, the publisher released a number of now unique titles, making available to Polish readers works by outstanding French historians and scholars, mainly in the field of medieval studies. The O Wolność i Niepodległość series features fundamental monographs of Polish historiography – works of great historians of the Second Polish Republic, never reissued in the Polish People's Republic, as well as monographs of anti-communist armed underground units and contemporary works on topics forbidden until 1989. The Czarna series is a series of essays from various fields of the humanities, diverse in both subject matter and level of substantive reflection. In the Alfa i Omega series, the publisher intended to present small books containing a "pill" of knowledge on issues from many areas of life and science. The series has not been published since 2001. Volumen also publishes fiction, which began in 1996 with Piotr Bednarski's book Błękitne śniegi (later translated into several languages; a new, expanded edition appeared in 2011), as well as non-fiction. Volumen is the initiator and co-publisher of the Encyklopedia Solidarności. In 2009, in cooperation with Bellona, it realised the anniversary project Kanon Literatury Podziemnej. The publishing house remains active, with its bookstore and events programme. Its website lists upcoming meetings with authors and new releases, and it continues to publish books on history and the humanities.

• 2011

  New, expanded edition of Błękitne śniegi published.

• 2009

  Launched a textbook series and, with Bellona, realised the Kanon Literatury Podziemnej project.

• 2001

  Alfa i Omega series ceased publication.

• 1996

  Began publishing fiction with Piotr Bednarski's Błękitne śniegi.

• 1994

  Nowa Marianna series launched, publishing French historians and scholars.

• 1989

  Founded by Mirosława Łątkowska and Adam Borowski, continuing the underground publishing tradition of Niezależne Wydawnictwo Książkowe Wers and Prawy Margines.

Independent publisher specialising in history, cultural anthropology and humanistic thought, continuing the tradition of underground publishing.

• Nowa Marianna series

  Series presenting works by French historians, mainly medievalists.

• O Wolność i Niepodległość series

  Monographs of Polish historiography and anti-communist underground.

• Czarna series

  Essays from various fields of the humanities.

• Alfa i Omega series

  Small books with a 'pill' of knowledge; ceased in 2001.

• Encyklopedia Solidarności

  Co-published encyclopedia.

• Klio w Niemczech series

  Translation project of the German Historical Institute in Warsaw.

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3. 3Oficyna Wydawnicza Volumen - Wikipedia (Polish)pl.wikipedia.org