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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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The Psychology of Women under Patriarchy

University of New Mexico Press

These feminist scholars bridge preexisting divides between bio-psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives to explain the ways that women's desires, goals, and identities interact with culturally situated systems in order to develop more complex theories about the psychological underpinnings of patriarchy and to inform more socially progressive policies to improve the lives of women and men globally.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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Circling the Canon, Volume II

The Selected Book Reviews of Marjorie Perloff, 1995-2017

University of New Mexico Press

Circling the Canon, Volume II focuses on the second half of Marjorie Perloff's prolific career, showcasing reviews from 1995 through her 2017 reconsiderations of Jonathan Culler's theory of the lyric and William Empson's classic Seven Types of Ambiguity.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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Circling the Canon, Volume I

The Selected Book Reviews of Marjorie Perloff, 1969-1994

University of New Mexico Press

Circling the Canon, Volume I covers roughly the first half of Perloff's career, beginning with her first ever review, on Anthony Hecht's The Hard Hours.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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El Camino Real de California

From Ancient Pathways to Modern Byways

University of New Mexico Press

In an effort to establish the Camino Real de California as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Joseph P. Sánchez explores the rich history of the path running from San Diego to San Francisco in this significant study.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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Breath and Smoke

Tobacco Use among the Maya

University of New Mexico Press

Breath and Smoke explores the uses of tobacco among the Maya of Central America, revealing tobacco as a key topic in pre-Columbian art, iconography, and hieroglyphics.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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A Woman, a Man, a Nation

Mariquita Sánchez, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and the Beginnings of Argentina

University of New Mexico Press

Mariquita's and Juan Manuel's lives corresponded with the major events and processes that shaped the turbulent beginnings of the Argentine nation, many of which also shaped Latin America and the Atlantic World during the Age of Revolution (1750-1850).

  • Copyright year: 2019
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To Serve the People

My Life Organizing with Cesar Chavez and the Poor

University of New Mexico Press

In this collection of what the author calls Easy Essays, Chatfield recounts his childhood, explains the social issues that have played a significant role in his life and work, and uncovers the lack of justice he saw all too frequently.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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The Raptors of North America

A Coloring Book of Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls

By Anne Price; Guest editor Donald Malick
University of New Mexico Press

The Raptors of North America provides a creative and educational overview of the majestic birds found throughout North America and encourages us to continue exploring the birds we find in our own backyards and beyond.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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How Nature Works

Rethinking Labor on a Troubled Planet

University of New Mexico Press

The authors of this volume push ethnographic inquiry beyond the anthropocentric documentation of human work on nature in order to develop a language for thinking about how all labor is a collective ecological act.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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Arizona State Parks

A Guide to Amazing Places in the Grand Canyon State

University of New Mexico Press

In this guide we join travel writer Roger Naylor as he takes us through the state parks of this amazing region.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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