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.
Fire Ecology of Florida and the Southeastern Coastal Plain
A biodiversity hotspot, Florida is home to many ecosystems and species that depend on frequent fire to exist. In this book, Reed Noss discusses the essential role of fire in generating biodiversity and offers best practices for using fire to keep the region’s ecosystems healthy and resilient.
Madagascar from A to Z
Madagasikara, A ka hatramin'ny Z
Children and Childhood in Bioarchaeology
Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives
- Copyright year: 2018
Rural Social Movements in Latin America
Organizing for Sustainable Livelihoods
- Copyright year: 2018
The Archaeology of Gender in Historic America
- Copyright year: 2015
Flora of Florida, Volume V
Dicotyledons, Gisekiaceae through Boraginaceae
- Copyright year: 2018
Early Human Life on the Southeastern Coastal Plain
Bringing together major archaeological research projects from Virginia to Alabama, this volume explores the rich prehistory of the Southeastern Coastal Plain. Looking back 50,000 years, contributors consider how the region’s warm weather, abundant water, and geography have long been optimal for the habitation of people. They highlight demographic changes and cultural connections across this wide span of time and space.
- Copyright year: 2018
Sacraments of Memory
Catholicism and Slavery in Contemporary African American Literature
- Copyright year: 2018
New Histories of Village Life at Crystal River
- Copyright year: 2018
Mobilizing Heritage
Anthropological Practice and Transnational Prospects
Queering the Redneck Riviera
Sexuality and the Rise of Florida Tourism
- Copyright year: 2018