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.
Brown-Eyed Children of the Sun
Lessons from the Chicano Movement, 1965-1975
A broad study of the Chicano/a movement in the Viet Nam War era.
- Copyright year: 2005
Lilus Kikus and Other Stories by Elena Poniatowska
The first English edition of the work of one of Mexico's most admired women writers.
- Copyright year: 2005
Our New Mexico
A Twentieth Century History, Teacher's Guide
Supplementary teacher/student materials (activities, tests, etc.)
- Copyright year: 2005
Stories of Mexico's Independence Days and Other Bilingual Children's Fables
Six bilingual children's stories from Mexico.
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Coal Camp Justice
Two Wrongs Make a Right
Garcia's novel focuses on life and death in the coal mines and camps of 1930s northern New Mexico.
- Copyright year: 2005
The Alabados of New Mexico (Spanish and English Edition)
The sacred hymns of New Mexico compiled by the expert on church literature in a handsome bilingual volume.
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Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas
Examines over 270 species of birds known to breed in Arizona, complete with color photos and nesting and migratory data.
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AfterBurn
Reflections on Burning Man
Stories of the counterculture event that brings together thousands each year for a weeklong spasm of self-expression in the Nevada desert.
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Preserving Western History
The first collection of essays on public history in the American West.
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Plaza of Sacrifices
Gender, Power, and Terror in 1968 Mexico
On October 2, 1968, up to 700 students were killed by government authorities while protesting in Mexico City - many of them women. This analysis of the role of women in the protest movement shows how the events of 1968 shaped modern Mexican society.
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Say the Name
A Survivor's Tale in Prose and Poetry
The experiences of a fourteen-year-old girl imprisoned in the Ravensbruck concentration camp during World War II. Illustrated with drawings made secretly by other camp inhabitants.
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Mexico OtherWise
Modern Mexico in the Eyes of Foreign Observers
A diverse collection of observations on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Mexico by non-Mexican authors.
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Desert Wetlands
Over 150 color photos and accompanying text document wetland sites in the American Southwest and Mexico.
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Beyond Black and Red
African-Native Relations in Colonial Latin America
The first study of the complex relationships among the races in Latin America after Spanish colonization.
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Anarchy and Community in the New American West
Madrid, New Mexico, 1970-2000
The story of Madrid, New Mexico's, multiple identities and struggles for survival as a tourist attraction in the last three decades.
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Canyon Spirits
Beauty and Power in the Ancestral Puebloan World
Eighty-five black-and-white photos and accompanying essays share the beauty of the canyons and mesas of the Colorado Plateau and the history of the resourceful inhabitants.
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The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan
The spectacular findings of the historic Templo Mayor Project, which took place in the heart of Mexico City from 1978 to 1997.
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Laser Ablation-ICP-MS in Archaeological Research
This volume brings together for the first time a collection of papers that specifically describe laser ablation, methods for data quantification, and applications to archaeological questions.
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Germans in the Southwest, 1850-1920
A history of the German presence in the American Southwest, from the mid-nineteenth century through the World War I era.
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Choctaw Women in a Chaotic World
The Clash of Cultures in the Colonial Southeast
Michelene Pesantubbee explores the changing roles of Choctaw women from pre-European contact to the twentieth century.
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A Woman's Place
Women Writing New Mexico
Profiles of six remarkable women writers and artists whose work was shaped significantly by their relationship with New Mexico.
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Marc Simmons of New Mexico
Maverick Historian
A biography and a complete bibliography of New Mexico's leading independent historian.
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Horse of Seven Moons
The story of a sixteen-year-old Apache boy, a fourteen-year-old Anglo girl, and the horse they share, unbeknownst to each other.
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A Navajo/English Bilingual Dictionary
Alchini Bi Naaltsoostsoh
This easy-to-use Navajo dictionary is intended primarily for Navajo children learning to read and write the language in bilingual classrooms, but it is also useful for anyone wanting to learn Navajo.
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Women of the New Mexico Frontier, 1846-1912
Biographies of and a collection of writings by women who, for various reasons, found themselves living in New Mexico Territory, from the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of World War I.
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Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains
A presentation of the most commonly encountered species of flora and fauna and ecological features found in New Mexico's Sandia Mountains.
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Women in the Crucible of Conquest
The Gendered Genesis of Spanish American Society, 1500-1600
The first history of women's contributions to the Spanish colonization of the New World.
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Public Education in New Mexico
The structure, politics, and financing of education in New Mexico today.
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Curandero
A Life in Mexican Folk Healing
Practices of traditional Mexican folk healers, "curanderos," in the American Southwest as well as their native country.
- Copyright year: 2005