The Ashgate Publishing Group incorporates Ashgate Publishing, Gower Publishing and Lund Humphries. The company was founded in 1967 and has offices in the UK, the USA and Australia. Ashgate is dedicated to publishing the finest academic research, and each year publishes more than 800 new books across fifteen subject areas in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Gower is one of the most trusted brands in business and management and provides business practitioners and researchers worldwide with the highest quality work in their field. Lund Humphries has a long-established reputation as a leading publisher of highly illustrated artist monographs, reference books and surveys for specialists and enthusiasts.