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.
A Dolores Huerta Reader
This is the first book to focus on the life of labor and social justice advocate Dolores Huerta through her own writings, articles about her, and a recent interview with editor Mario Garcia.
- Copyright year: 2008
Runaway Daughters
Seduction, Elopement, and Honor in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
Sloan investigates how civil laws in post-colonial Mexico played a significant role in changing social norms for marriage, sexuality, and parental authority.
- Copyright year: 2008
Otero Mesa
Preserving America's Wildest Grassland
A powerful defense in words and photos of this unique grassland under increasing threat of oil and gas exploitation.
- Copyright year: 2008
Gila Libre!
New Mexico's Last Wild River
Salmon tells the varied story of this unique, undammed, Southwestern river--in the past, the present, and, possibly, the future.
- Copyright year: 2008
Free Flow
The Gila River in New Mexico
Heartfelt photographs--dramatic, tranquil, and vivid by turn--portray the wild beauty of southwest New Mexico's Gila River.
- Copyright year: 2008
A Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque
Including over 800 color photos, this authoritative guide is the first of its kind for the Middle Rio Grande Bosque of New Mexico.
- Copyright year: 2008
Tree of Hate
Propaganda and Prejudices Affecting United States Relations with the Hispanic World
"Powell seeks not merely to trace the origins of what he calls Hispanophobia but to analyze its impact on American education, textbooks, religion, and especially foreign policy."--Journal of American History
- Copyright year: 2008
Sacred Spaces and Religious Traditions in Oriente Cuba
Dodson examines the history of traditional religious practices in the Oriente region of contemporary Cuba.
- Copyright year: 2008
Kenneth Milton Chapman
A Life Dedicated to Indian Arts and Artists
The many contributions of this early expert on Pueblo Indian anthropology and art are highlighted by two of his descendants.
- Copyright year: 2008
Hanging with Bats
Ecobats, Vampires, and Movie Stars
Through fascinating photographs and text Hanging with Bats introduces young readers to these beneficial but often vilified creatures.
- Copyright year: 2008