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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 Black Panther Party

Service to the People Programs

University of New Mexico Press

The Black Panther Party has responded to the needs of various communities underserved by government agencies by providing social services ranging from food and educational programs to medical care.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Rabbit and the Well

By Deborah L. Duvall; Illustrated by Murv Jacob
University of New Mexico Press

Ji-Stu the Rabbit thinks he's very clever but discovers he has outsmarted himself.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Hecho en Tejas

An Anthology of Texas Mexican Literature

Edited by Dagoberto Gilb
University of New Mexico Press

Gilb has created more than a literary anthology--this is a mosaic of the cultural and historical stories of Texas Mexican writers, musicians, and artists.

  • Copyright year: 2007
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The Ancient Spirituality of the Modern Maya

University of New Mexico Press

The myth and ceremony of Maya beliefs have been sustained for over five hundred years in spite of massacres, persecution, and discrimination.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Pottery and Practice

The Expression of Identity at Pottery Mound and Hummingbird Pueblo

University of New Mexico Press

Eckert illustrates how the relationship between ethnicity, migration, and ritual practice combined to create a complexly patterned material culture among residents of two fourteenth-century Pueblo villages.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Map of the Lost

University of New Mexico Press

Sagan charts the exploration of the soul on this home called planet earth.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Canyon Gardens

The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest

University of New Mexico Press

A new look at Puebloan landscaping techniques and uses of plants and how they can influence modern architects in the Southwest.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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The Language of Blood

The Making of Spanish-American Identity in New Mexico, 1880s-1930s

University of New Mexico Press

A discussion of the emergence of Hispano identity among the Spanish-speaking people of New Mexico during the 19th and 20th centuries.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Art and Architecture of Viceregal Latin America, 1521-1821

University of New Mexico Press

A chronological overview of important art, sculpture, and architectural monuments of colonial Latin America within the economic and religious contexts of the era.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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The Migrant Project

Contemporary California Farm Workers

By (photographer) Rick Nahmias; Foreword by Dolores Huerta
University of New Mexico Press

Iconic photographs and the stories of the men, women, and children who work California's farms and orchards to feed America.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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The Cherokee Nation

A History

University of New Mexico Press

Robert Conley's history of the Cherokees is the first to be endorsed by the Cherokee Nation and to be written by a Cherokee.

  • Copyright year: 2007
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Mountain Time

A Yellowstone Memoir

University of New Mexico Press

Schullery's heartfelt reflections on his relationship to the wildness of Yellowstone Park.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Myth of the Hanging Tree

Stories of Crime and Punishment in Territorial New Mexico

University of New Mexico Press

Torrez studies the gritty role of hangings in frontier New Mexico.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Antonio's Gun And Delfino's Dream

True Tales of Mexican Migration

University of New Mexico Press

These stories of real people who have immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico show how they have changed their new country and how they are changed by it.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Salvation Through Slavery

Chiricahua Apaches and Priests on the Spanish Colonial Frontier

University of New Mexico Press

Stockel examines the brutal history of forced conversion and subjection of the Chiricahua Apaches by Spanish priests during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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A Cherokee Encyclopedia

University of New Mexico Press

Conley has compiled a guide to historical and contemporary members of the Cherokee tribe and their roles in their clans and nations.

  • Copyright year: 2007
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Weaving Women's Lives

Three Generations in a Navajo Family

University of New Mexico Press

Well-known anthropologist Lamphere highlights the voices of three generations of Navajo women who are weaving their traditional beliefs with modern American culture to create a new blueprint for their lives and the next generations.

  • Copyright year: 2007
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The Allen Site

A Paleoindian Camp in Southwestern Nebraska

University of New Mexico Press

Recent research on the intriguing Allen Site in southwestern Nebraska and the nearby Medicine Creek sites has revealed a wealth of new information on the land and animal use of the early inhabitants.

  • Copyright year: 2007
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Powwow's Coming

University of New Mexico Press

Cut-paper collage illustrations and engaging verse give young readers a new look at American Indian culture today.

  • Copyright year: 2007
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Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies

Revealing Their Natural History

University of New Mexico Press

For both visitors and natural history buffs, this book includes seventy-five examples of some of the most common and conspicuous wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains from southern Wyoming to New Mexico.

  • Copyright year: 2007
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