Editing Basic Books (section)

{{short description|American book publisher}}
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{{Infobox publisher
|image        = Basic Books logo.svg
|parent       = [[Hachette Book Group]]
|status       = 
|founded      = 1950
|founder      = Arthur Rosenthal<ref>{{Cite news|issn = 0362-4331|last = Vitello|first = Paul|title = Arthur Rosenthal, Academic Book Publisher, Dies at 93|work = The New York Times|access-date = January 15, 2018|date = July 8, 2013|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/business/media/arthur-rosenthal-93-dies-published-academic-books.html}}</ref>
|successor    = 
|country      = United States
|headquarters = New York City
|url          = {{URL|www.basicbooks.com}}
}}

'''Basic Books''' is a book publisher founded in 1950 and located in New York City, now an [[Imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of [[Hachette Book Group]]. It publishes books in the fields of [[psychology]], philosophy, economics, science, politics, sociology, current affairs, and history.