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.
Medicine Women
The Story of the First Native American Nursing School
In this detailed history Jim Kristofic traces the story of Ganado Mission on the Navajo Indian Reservation.
- Copyright year: 2019
Governing Gifts
Faith, Charity, and the Security State
Ultimately the book aims to expand the parameters of what has typically been a US-centric discussion of faith-based interventions as it explores the concepts of faith, charity, security, and governance within a global perspective.
- Copyright year: 2019
A Most Splendid Company
The Coronado Expedition in Global Perspective
This magisterial volume unveils Richard and Shirley Flint's deep research into the Latin American and Spanish archives in an effort to track down the history of the participants who came north with the Coronado expedition in 1540.
- Copyright year: 2019
Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition
This classic hiking guide to Albuquerque's Sandia Mountain is completely updated with color photographs, up-to-date trail descriptions, detailed maps, additional GPS data, and modified difficulty ratings for many of the featured hikes.
- Copyright year: 2019
Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide Map, Revised and Expanded Edition
This full-color map of the mountain, printed on waterproof and tear resistant paper,has been updated to accompany the Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide, Revised and Expanded Edition.
- Copyright year: 2019
Reckless Steps toward Sanity
A Memoir
Throughout her memoir Gelt reflects upon how risk taking has shaped her relationships with and her attitudes toward men and sex, her daughter, Judaism, and her own eventual diagnosis of major depressive disorder.
- Copyright year: 2019
Land of Nuclear Enchantment
A New Mexican History of the Nuclear Weapons Industry
In this thoughtful social history of New Mexico's nuclear industry, Lucie Genay traces the scientific colonization of the state in the twentieth century from the points of view of the local people.
- Copyright year: 2019
Jai Alai
A Cultural History of the Fastest Game in the World
Paula Morton provides a fun, concise introduction to jai alai, a fast-paced ball game with ancient roots that is admired by fans for the sport's power and spectacle.
- Copyright year: 2019
The Space-Age Presidency of John F. Kennedy
A Rare Photographic History
This engaging and unprecedented work captures the compelling story of John F. Kennedy's role in advancing the United States' space program, set against the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
- Copyright year: 2019
Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica after the Spanish Invasion
Archaeological Perspectives
This impressive collection features the work of archaeologists who systematically explore the material and social consequences of new technological systems introduced after the sixteenth-century Spanish invasion in Mesoamerica.
- Copyright year: 2019