The University of Arizona Press is the premier publisher of academic, regional, and literary works in the state of Arizona. They disseminate ideas and knowledge of lasting value that enrich understanding, inspire curiosity, and enlighten readers. They advance the University of Arizona’s mission by connecting scholarship and creative expression to readers worldwide.
Elena Poniatowska
An Intimate Biography
Murray Springs
A Clovis Site with Multiple Activity Areas in the San Pedro Valley, Arizona
The Wind Shifts
New Latino Poetry
Edward P. Dozier
The Paradox of the American Indian Anthropologist
Brave New West
When Jim Stiles moved west from Kentucky in the 1970s to make Moab, Utah, his home, that corner of the rural West had already endured decades of obscurity, a uranium boom and then a bust, and was facing an identity crisis. What kind of economy would prevent Moab from becoming yet another ghost town? For more than two decades, ...
Hurricanes and Carnivals
Essays by Chicanos, Pochos, Pachucos, Mexicanos, and Expatriates
Zion Canyon
A Storied Land
Unnatural Landscapes
Tracking Invasive Species
Tribal Policing
Asserting Sovereignty, Seeking Justice
Hinterlands and Regional Dynamics in the Ancient Southwest
Weathering Risk in Rural Mexico
From floods and droughts to tsunamis and hurricanes, recent years have seen a distressing and often devastating increase in extreme climatic events. While it is possible to study these disasters from a purely scientific perspective, a growing preponderance of evidence suggests that changes in the environment are related to both a shift in ...
Precolumbian Water Management
Ideology, Ritual, and Power
Dangerous Speech
A Social History of Blasphemy in Colonial Mexico
The Sonoran Desert Tortoise
Natural History, Biology, and Conservation
Native Waters
Contemporary Indian Water Settlements and the Second Treaty Era
Excavating Asian History
Interdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology and History
Doing Without
Women and Work after Welfare Reform
Shame and Endurance
The Untold Story of the Chiricahua Apache Prisoners of War
Women and Change at the U.S.--Mexico Border
There's no denying that the U.S.-Mexico border region has changed in the past twenty years. With the emergence of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the curtailment of welfare programs, and more aggressive efforts by the United States to seal the border against undocumented migrants, the prospect of seeking a livelihood--...
The Secret Powers of Naming
The Lessening Stream
An Environmental History of the Santa Cruz River
Janaab' Pakal of Palenque
Reconstructing the Life and Death of a Maya Ruler
Race, Religion, Region
Landscapes of Encounter in the American West
Putting a Song on Top of It
Expression and Identity on the San Carlos Apache Reservation
Negotiating Conquest
Gender and Power in California, 1770s to 1880s
Joshua Tree
Desolation Tango
