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Established in 1929, the University of New Mexico Press publishes creative works and scholarship in several disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, indigenous studies, Native studies, Latin American studies, art, architecture, and the history, literature, ecology, and cultures of the American West. UNM Press is the largest publisher in New Mexico and seeks to represent the culture, history, and stories of the Southwest.

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Terraria Gigantica

The World under Glass

By (photographer) Dana Fritz; Introduction by William L. Fox; Epilogue by Rebecca Reider
University of New Mexico Press

In a new approach to environmental photography, Dana Fritz explores the world's largest enclosed landscapes: Arizona's Biosphere 2, Cornwall's Eden Project, and Nebraska's Lied Jungle and Desert Dome at the Henry Doorly Zoo.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Lock and Load

Armed Fiction

University of New Mexico Press

This masterful and thought-provoking collection moves beyond the polarized rhetoric surrounding firearms to spark genuine discussion.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Skiing New Mexico

A Guide to Snow Sports in the Land of Enchantment

By Daniel Gibson; Foreword by Jean Mayer
University of New Mexico Press

This invaluable book tells you everything there is to know about skiing and snowboarding in the Land of Enchantment, with thousands of helpful details on the state's downhill ski resorts and cross-country and backcountry venues.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Eco-Travel New Mexico

86 Natural Destinations, Green Hotels, and Sustainable Adventures

University of New Mexico Press

Ashley M. Biggers's guide delves into the heart of this enchanting land--from stunning natural landscapes to vital cultural areas that give New Mexico its distinctive character.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Westlands

A Water Story

By (photographer) Randi Lynn Beach; Introduction by Thomas Holyoke
University of New Mexico Press

Showcasing California's Central Valley, Westlands uses documentary photography to examine the danger drought and water policies represent to farming.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Firelines

By Jill Metcoff; Foreword by Curt Meine
University of New Mexico Press

Jill Metcoff pairs her photographs from controlled burns with historical commentary, poetic reflections, and her own observations to construct a vibrant narrative of prose and imagery.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Critical Assembly

Poems of the Manhattan Project

University of New Mexico Press

With technical mastery and remarkable empathy, Canaday introduces readers to the people involved in the creation and testing of the first atomic bomb, from initial theoretical conversations to the secretive work at Los Alamos.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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A History of Boxing in Mexico

Masculinity, Modernity, and Nationalism

University of New Mexico Press

This book reveals how boxing and boxers became sources of national pride and sparked debates on what it meant to be Mexican, masculine, and modern.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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The Best from New Mexico Kitchens

University of New Mexico Press

Savor and share the joys of New Mexican cooking as you prepare more than one hundred dishes from across the state in this remarkable collection of outstanding recipes.

  • Copyright year: 1978
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Stubby Pringle's Christmas

By Jack Schaefer; Illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund
University of New Mexico Press

In true Schaefer fashion, Stubby Pringle delights readers and fills our hearts with the magic and spirit of Christmas.

  • Copyright year: 1963
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Stewart L. Udall

Steward of the Land

University of New Mexico Press

This book, the first biography of Udall, introduces his work to a new generation of Americans concerned with the environment.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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The Kean Land and Other Stories

University of New Mexico Press

The classic Western short stories in this Jack Schaefer collection explore the changing and often challenging truths found throughout the American West.

  • Copyright year: 1959
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Monte Walsh

By Jack Schaefer; Foreword by Marc Simmons
University of New Mexico Press

Originally published in 1963, Monte Walsh continues to delight readers as a Western classic and popular favorite.

  • Copyright year: 1963
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Mavericks

By Jack Schaefer; Illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund
University of New Mexico Press

"Unabashedly sentimental, this has some stunning scenes and a rhythm as smooth as a slow canter. And Old Jake, symbol of the best of the old West, leaves some indestructible memories."--Kirkus Reviews

  • Copyright year: 1967
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Madcap Masquerade

A Novel

University of New Mexico Press

"Madcap Masquerade builds delightfully on the venerable fiction tradition of romance gone crossways, mistaken identity, gender confusion, elaborate disguises, and meant-to-be lovers who keep missing connections."--Anne Hillerman, author of Rock with Wings

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Company of Cowards

University of New Mexico Press

"An elegiac account of one man who followed 'his own peculiar trail' out of the Civil War, and the crippled, unrecorded company that went with him."--Kirkus Reviews

  • Copyright year: 1957
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Black Sheep, White Crow and Other Windmill Tales

Stories from Navajo Country

University of New Mexico Press

"These tales capture the humor and themes of traditional Diné literature. . . . The collection resonates with deep cultural authenticity."--Enrique Lamadrid, author of Juan the Bear and the Water of Life: La Acequia de Juan del Oso

  • Copyright year: 2017
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To Be Indio in Colonial Spanish America

Edited by Mónica Díaz
University of New Mexico Press

Focusing on central Mexico and the Andes (colonial New Spain and Peru), the contributors deepen scholarly knowledge of colonial history and literature, emphasizing the different ways people became and lived their lives as "indios" in this new study.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Sisters in Blue/Hermanas de azul

Sor María de Ágreda Comes to New Mexico/Sor María de Ágreda viene a Nuevo México

University of New Mexico Press

Sisters in Blue tells the story of two young women--one Spanish, one Puebloan--meeting across space and time.

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The Pioneers

University of New Mexico Press

Published throughout the early 1950s, these stories have captured our hearts and imaginations as true classics in Western fiction and will continue to do so time and time again.

  • Copyright year: 1954
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The Olson Codex

Projective Verse and the Problem of Mayan Glyphs

University of New Mexico Press

In The Olson Codex, Tedlock describes and examines Olson's efforts to decipher Mayan hieroglyphics, giving Olson's work in Mexico the place it deserves within twentieth-century poetry and poetics.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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The Collected Letters of Charles Olson and J. H. Prynne

Edited by Ryan Dobran
University of New Mexico Press

Edited by poet and scholar Ryan Dobran, this volume of correspondence between the American poet Charles Olson (1910-1970) and the English poet J. H. Prynne (b. 1936) sheds light on a little-known but incredibly influential aspect of twentieth-century transatlantic literary culture.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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The Big Range

University of New Mexico Press

In these memorable narratives Schaefer depicts the unique conflicts of settler life and captures the spirit of the resolute, willful, determined, and broken characters found on the Western frontier.

  • Copyright year: 1953
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Shane

By Jack Schaefer; Introduction by Robert Nott
University of New Mexico Press

In Shane, Schaefer executes a perfect Western narrative while exploring the overarching themes of virtue, the human condition, and a man's search for self.

  • Copyright year: 1949
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Latin American Women Filmmakers

Social and Cultural Perspectives

University of New Mexico Press

This book highlights the voices and stories of Latin American women directors from Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Mexico.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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First Blood and Other Stories

University of New Mexico Press

First Blood, Schaefer's follow-up to Shane, tells the tale of Jess Harker, a young stagecoach driver finding his way in this coming-of-age story.

  • Copyright year: 1953
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Corruption in the Iberian Empires

Greed, Custom, and Colonial Networks

University of New Mexico Press

The contributors use fresh archival research from Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, and the Philippines to examine the lives of slaves and farmworkers as well as self-serving magistrates, bishops, and traders in contraband.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Volver

A Persistence of Memory

University of New Mexico Press

In this book Márquez recounts his life story, from childhood memories of movies and baseball to the turbulent events of his manhood.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Seduced and Betrayed

Exposing the Contemporary Microfinance Phenomenon

University of New Mexico Press

The contributors to this multidisciplinary volume consider the origins, evolution, and outcomes of microfinance from a variety of perspectives and contend that it has been an unsuccessful approach to development.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Masquerade and Social Justice in Contemporary Latin American Fiction

University of New Mexico Press

Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines philosophy, history, psychology, literature, and social justice theory, this study delineates the synergistic connection between masquerade and social justice in Latin American fiction.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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