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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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Stories from the Camera

Reflections on the Photograph

Edited by Michele M. Penhall; Preface by Kymberly Pinder
University of New Mexico Press

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
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Slavery and Politics

Brazil and Cuba, 1790-1850

University of New Mexico Press

The politics of slavery and slave trade in nineteenth-century Cuba and Brazil is the subject of this acclaimed study, first published in Brazil in 2010 and now available for the first time in English.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Kingdom of the Sun

Stories

University of New Mexico Press

Set in southwestern New Mexico, the stories in James Terry's stunning debut explore the joys, insecurities, and failures of memorable characters as they attempt to connect with--or disconnect from--others around them.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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The Woman Who Married a Bear

Poems

University of New Mexico Press

The Woman Who Married a Bear showcases the wholly individual voice of a talented poet.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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The Tombstone Race

Stories

University of New Mexico Press

Set in places as diverse as Fort Sumner, Taos, Chimayó, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Clovis, the fourteen stories in The Tombstone Race explore the surprising connections and disjunctions between rich and poor, urban and rural, old and new, ugly and beautiful.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Magpie's Blanket

A Novel

University of New Mexico Press

In this thoughtful novel Kimberly D. Schmidt brings to life the history of Plains Indian women and the white invasion--an account not solely of violence and bloodshed but also of healing and forgiveness.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Family Resemblances

Poems

University of New Mexico Press

The poems in Family Resemblances unfold in a series of overlapping narratives in which characters struggle with injury and healing, violence and fear, courage and forgiveness.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Abandoned in Place

Preserving America’s Space History

By Roland Miller; Foreword by Roger D. Launius; Prologue by Bob Thall; Introduction by Betsy Fahlman
University of New Mexico Press

Roland Miller's color photographs document the NASA, Air Force, and Army facilities across the nation that once played a crucial role in the space race.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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A Drama of the Southwest

The Critical Edition of a Forgotten Play

University of New Mexico Press

This book, a critical edition of a previously unpublished 1935 manuscript, makes A Drama of the Southwest available to readers for the first time.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Volunteering for a Cause

Gender, Faith, and Charity in Mexico from the Reform to the Revolution

University of New Mexico Press

This thoughtful study challenges a number of widespread assumptions about the role of Catholicism in Mexican history by examining two related Catholic charities: the male Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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New Mexico

Images of a Land and Its People

By (photographer) Lucian Niemeyer; Text by Art Gómez; Foreword by Bill Richardson
University of New Mexico Press

Handsome color photographs of the unique landscapes of New Mexico with an essay on the pathways which have drawn people and animal life to its varied surroundings for millennia.

  • Copyright year: 2004
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Middle of Nowhere

Religion, Art, and Pop Culture at Salvation Mountain

University of New Mexico Press

In Middle of Nowhere Sara M. Patterson argues that Leonard Knight was a spiritual descendant of the early Christian desert ascetics who escaped to the desert in order to experience God more fully.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Gendered Crossings

Women and Migration in the Spanish Empire

University of New Mexico Press

Gendered Crossings brings to life the diverse settings of the Iberian Atlantic and the transformations in the peasants' gendered experiences as they moved around the Spanish Empire.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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Cesar Chavez and the Common Sense of Nonviolence

University of New Mexico Press

Long overshadowed by Martin Luther King and Gandhi, Cesar Chavez conducted his protests following a strong belief in nonviolent action to achieve the goal of equal opportunity for all.

  • Copyright year: 2008
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Garo Z. Antreasian

Reflections on Life and Art

University of New Mexico Press

Illustrating his drawings, paintings, and prints, this book reveals Antreasian as a major American artist.

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Autobiography in Black and Brown

Ethnic Identity in Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez

University of New Mexico Press

"An important contribution to the study of American life writing and an invaluable reassessment of the work of Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez."--Robert J. Butler, coeditor of The Richard Wright Encyclopedia

  • Copyright year: 2014
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Canícula

Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera, Updated Edition

University of New Mexico Press

In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the original publication, this updated edition includes newly written pieces as well as never-before-published images--culled from hundreds of the author's family photos--adding further depth and insight into this unique contribution to Chicana literature.

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Cancionero

Songs of Laughter and Faith in New Mexico

University of New Mexico Press

Created for musicians and vocalists, Cancionero features arrangements for voice with piano or guitar accompaniments as well as selected concert versions for voice, oboe, harp, and piano.

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Art, Peace, and Transcendence

Réograms That Elevate and Unite

By Paul Ré; Foreword by Fredrick H. Shair
University of New Mexico Press

American artist Paul Ré invites us to join him on his journey for harmony, wisdom, and inner joy with Art, Peace, and Transcendence.

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century

University of New Mexico Press

The Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century provides a comprehensive overview of this dramatic process through profiles of key individuals, organizations, government policies, and events that have defined Native history since 1900.

  • Copyright year: 2015
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