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.
Creole Trombone
Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz
The definitive biography of the great band leader and New Orleans jazz performer
Barbara Kopple
Interviews
Collected interviews with the director of such films as Harlan County, U.S.A. and Gun Fight
Another Haul
Narrative Stewardship and Cultural Sustainability at the Lewis Family Fishery
A record catch of place, lore, tradition, and family connection with environment
Promises of Citizenship
Film Recruitment of African Americans in World War II
The first take on America’s outstanding film reel appeals to African American dignity and service
From Daniel Boone to Captain America
Playing Indian in American Popular Culture
An exploration of whites posing as Native Americans from nineteenth-century literature to comic books
The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
Essays from innovative, leading scholars covering the gamut of the civil rights movement
Bumpy Road
The Making, Flop, and Revival of Two-Lane Blacktop
A captivating account of the turbulent journey from box-office disaster to classic American road film
The Life and Times of Ward Kimball
Maverick of Disney Animation
The first major biography of the influential, visionary Disney animator
The Expanding Art of Comics
Ten Modern Masterpieces
An explication of master works by one of comics studies’ most renowned scholars
Perils of Protection
Shipwrecks, Orphans, and Children's Rights
An analysis of children’s rights in literature