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.
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