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Founded in 1945, the University Press of Florida is the official publisher of the State University System of Florida. UPF has published over 2,500 books since its inception and currently releases approximately 80 new titles each year. Its publishing strengths include archaeology, history, literature, Latin American studies, African American studies, space studies, sustainability, and Florida history and culture. UPF engages educators, students, and discerning readers by producing works of global significance, regional importance, and lasting value.

University Press of Florida also includes the imprint, University of Florida Press.

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Native Persistence at a California Mission Outpost

The Bioarchaeology and History of the Asistencia de San Pedro y San Pablo

University of Florida Press

This book presents collaborative bioarchaeological research at the site of a historic Spanish mission outpost in the San Francisco Bay Area, offering insights into the experiences of Native communities during early colonization on California’s Pacific coast.

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The Environment in Brazilian Culture

Literature, Cinema, and the Arts

Edited by Patricia Vieira
University of Florida Press

This volume explores the centrality of the natural world in shaping Brazilian literature, cinema, and art from 1900 to the present, portraying the human connection to nature in the most biodiverse country in the world.

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Cuba’s Cosmopolitan Enclaves

Imperialism and Internationalism in Eastern Sugar Towns

University of Florida Press

This book explores how northeastern Cuba became a hub of international solidarity and transnational movements in the 1920s and 1930s, showing how the Oriente Province emerged as a focal point for global visions of resistance.

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The Mann Phase

Hopewell Culture in Southwestern Indiana

University of Florida Press

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Mann site in southwestern Indiana, which dates to 200‒600 CE and is one of the most consequential but enigmatic archaeological sites of the Middle Woodland period.

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Chambers v. Florida and the Criminal Justice Revolution

University Press of Florida

This book explores the history and enduring legacy of Chambers v. Florida, a landmark ruling that banned confessions obtained through mental or physical coercion in criminal trials and contributed to what is now known as the “criminal procedure revolution.”

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Cemetery Protections in Urban Environments

Archaeology, Preservation, and the Law

University of Florida Press

This book illuminates the role of the law in the protection and preservation of urban cemetery spaces, providing a history and analysis of cemetery site protections in the United States and discussing how to prevent future damage and development in these landscapes of grieving and cultural memory.

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Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism

University Press of Florida

This volume explores how populist movements and politics present new challenges to public archaeologists, using global examples to propose practical forms of community engagement amid increasing polarization and extremism.

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Sex and Love in Porfirian Mexico City

A Social History of Working-Class Courtship

University of Florida Press

This social history explores the romantic and sexual lives of the poor and working class in Mexico City during the rule of dictator Porfirio Díaz, showing how everyday experiences were shaped by broader changes taking place as the Mexican state modernized and underwent capitalist growth and development.

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Intertidal Shipwrecks

Management of a Historic Resource in an Unmanageable Environment

University Press of Florida

This volume presents a global array of case studies on the management of shipwreck sites in intertidal zones, including strategies for conservation, archaeological research, and public outreach focused on such vulnerable sites.

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On a Rising Swell

Surf Stories from Florida's Space Coast

University Press of Florida

In this high-speed glide through Florida surf culture, Dan Reiter chronicles stories of the sport in a region that has produced some of the world’s finest surf champions, Pipe masters, and surfboard builders.

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Black Citizens and American Democracy

Fighting for the Soul of a Nation

University Press of Florida

This collection examines the important work of Black men and women to shape, expand, and preserve a multiracial American democracy from the mid-twentieth century to the present.

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Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice

Interracial Activism in the Long Twentieth Century

University Press of Florida

This book tells the stories of nine southern Methodist women, who, inspired by their faith, advocated for progressive reform by fighting for racial equality, challenging white male supremacy, and addressing class oppression.

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