Peter Lang is an academic publisher with over forty years of experience servicing the academic community. He is profoundly devoted to quality in the humanities and social sciences. Our comprehensive works have a global readership and are frequently evaluated in international academic journals. We are independent from any government or institution. Besides publishing books, we produce periodicals, monographs on art, history, and culture, as well as DVDs and CDs for educational purposes. Our headquarters is in Munich, Germany, but we also have offices in New York, London, and Beijing. We work with many leading authors from all over the world who value our editorial policy to which we adhere throughout the publication process. We want authors to be able to publish their work quickly and easily without having to go through a lengthy peer-review process. We aim to publish high-quality, interesting books that will remain relevant for years to come.