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.
True and Living Prophet of Destruction
Cormac McCarthy and Modernity
Monk examines the experience of engaging with McCarthy's fiction in order to reveal why so many people report that "reading Cormac McCarthy changed my life."
- Copyright year: 2016
The Zeon Files
Art and Design of Historic Route 66 Signs
The Zeon Files rescues the work of the Zeon Corporation from obscurity, presenting a collection of the working drawings of historic Route 66-era signs.
- Copyright year: 2016
Precarious Paths to Freedom
The United States, Venezuela, and the Latin American Cold War
Miller analyzes US-Venezuelan relations during the 1950s and 1960s as a case study for the broader political dynamics of the hemisphere and beyond during the critical period of the global Cold War.
- Copyright year: 2016
Breaking Down Breaking Bad
Critical Perspectives
Going beyond the obvious ethical issues that have preoccupied viewers and critics alike, the essays in this book cut across disciplines, delve deeply into contemporary issues, and explore the pure pleasure and entertainment value of the series.
- Copyright year: 2016
Amazing Paper Airplanes
The Craft and Science of Flight
Featuring thirty-two designs, Amazing Paper Airplanes showcases models resembling real-world aircraft, including the F-22 fighter jet, a P-51 World War II plane, the Convair F-102 Delta Daggerâ€"the first supersonic delta-wing interceptor airplane of the US Air Forceâ€"and more.
- Copyright year: 2016
The Archaeology of Andean Pastoralism
In this book leading experts uncover and discuss archaeological topics and themes surrounding the long-term trajectory of camelid (llama and alpaca) pastoralism in the Andean highlands of South America.
- Copyright year: 2016
Hiking to History
A Guide to Off-Road New Mexico Historic Sites
Written for both outdoor enthusiasts and vicarious travelers, Hiking to History describes the historical significance behind these publicly accessible sites and includes GPS coordinates to enable readers to find each place.
- Copyright year: 2016
Coyota in the Kitchen
A Memoir of New and Old Mexico
Accompanied by Rodríguez's vibrant paintings--including scenes of people eating on fiesta nights and plastering an adobe church--Coyota in the Kitchen shows how food reflects the complicated family histories that shape our lives.
- Copyright year: 2016
Childhood
Origins, Evolution, and Implications
This collection is the first to specifically address our current understanding of the evolution of human childhood, which in turn significantly affects our interpretations of the evolution of family formation, social organization, cultural transmission, cognition, ontogeny, and the physical and socioemotional needs of children.
- Copyright year: 2016
The Pueblo Bonito Mounds of Chaco Canyon
Material Culture and Fauna
Archaeologists use the artifacts and fauna they found to examine the lives and activities of the inhabitants of Pueblo Bonito as well as to further interpret current models of Chaco archaeology.
- Copyright year: 2016
Killing Civilization
A Reassessment of Early Urbanism and Its Consequences
Killing Civilization uses case studies from across the modern and ancient world to develop a new model of incipient urbanism and its consequences.
- Copyright year: 2016
Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes
Keyed to Cities and Regions in New Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Revised and Expanded Edition
First published in 1995, this invaluable guide to the trees, shrubs, ground covers, and smaller plants that thrive in New Mexico's many life zones and growing areas is now available in a long-awaited new edition.
- Copyright year: 2016
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Geologic History of the Southwest's Youngest Caldera
In this roadside guide, popular lecturer, tour leader, and author Kirt Kempter makes geology interesting through his riveting explanations and engaging diagrams.
- Copyright year: 2016
The Girls in My Town
Essays
Girls in My Town creates an unforgettable portrait of a family in Los Angeles. Reaching back to her grandmother's childhood and navigating through her own girlhood and on to the present, Angela Morales contemplates moments of loss and longing, truth and beauty, motherhood and daughterhood.
- Copyright year: 2016
LIFE Story
The Education of an American Journalist
In LIFE Story Gerald Moore--a writer and editor who worked at the magazine in the last glory years before TV made it obsolete--recalls the dizzying excitement and glamour of LIFE's fast-moving, powerful approach to spreading the news.
- Copyright year: 2016
Inventing the Fiesta City
Heritage and Carnival in San Antonio
The story of how the multicultural identity of San Antonio, Texas, has been shaped and polished through its annual fiesta since the late nineteenth century.
- Copyright year: 2008
Bad Clowns
This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them.
- Copyright year: 2016
A Distant Heartbeat
A War, a Disappearance, and a Family’s Secrets
A Distant Heartbeat tells a tale of passion and heroism, centered on a fierce competition between brothers, a packet of missing letters, and the unforeseen results of family betrayal.
- Copyright year: 2016
The Day after Death
A Novel
Set against the background of the theater, The Day after Death explores how loss and family trauma affect our ability to connect, trust, and love.
- Copyright year: 2016
Stories from the Camera
Reflections on the Photograph
As one of the earliest collegiate institutions to begin collecting photography, the University of New Mexico Art Museum holds a stunning array of images that span photography's 175-year history.
- Copyright year: 2015