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.
A Narrative of the Early Days and Remembrances of Oceola Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti
A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture
Stinking Stones and Rocks of Gold
Phosphate, Fertilizer, and Industrialization in Postbellum South Carolina
Creole Clay
Heritage Ceramics in the Contemporary Caribbean
War Owl Falling
Innovation, Creativity, and Culture Change in Ancient Maya Society
Drawing on archaeological findings from the Maya lowlands, this book shows how innovation and creativity led to social change in ancient societies
Honoring Ancestors in Sacred Space
The Archaeology of an Eighteenth-Century African-Bahamian Cemetery
Established by a Black community in the eighteenth century during British colonization of the Bahamas, the Northern Burial Ground of St. Matthew’s Parish was an important expression of the group’s African cultural identity. Analyzing the landscape and artifacts found at the site, Grace Turner shows how the community used this separate space to maintain a sense of social belonging despite the power of white planters and the colonial government.