The University Press of Mississippi was founded in 1970 and is supported by Mississippi's eight state universities. UPM publishes scholarly books of the highest distinction and books that interpret the South and its culture to the nation and the world. From its offices in Jackson, the University Press of Mississippi acquires, edits, distributes, and promotes more than eighty new books every year. Over the years, the Press has published more than 1000 titles and distributed more than 2,600,000 copies worldwide, each with the Mississippi imprint.
Conversations with Allen Ginsberg
Collected interviews with one of the most famous American poets of the twentieth century
Reconsidering Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House and Beyond
A thoroughly researched and critical examination of Wilder’s entire body of work and problematic legacy
The Indian Caribbean
Migration and Identity in the Diaspora
A primary survey of the oral history and ethnography in the transformative South Asian diaspora
The Island of Lace
Drawn Threadwork on Saba in the Dutch Caribbean
A comprehensive history of a renowned lace working tradition and the women who make it
The Films of Douglas Sirk
Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions
The first comprehensive critical overview of the films of the acclaimed director
The Beautiful Mysterious
The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston
A unique look at the acclaimed photographer known for trailblazing artistic color photographs
Folklore in Baltic History
Resistance and Resurgence
A lively history of folklore practice in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat
The Making of Roger Rabbit
An exciting look at the film that launched the Disney Renaissance
Oz behind the Iron Curtain
Aleksandr Volkov and His Magic Land Series
The first English-language study of Aleksandr Volkov and his Magic Land series
Larry Hama
Conversations
Collected interviews with the Asian American writer and cartoonist who helped develop G.I. Joe