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.
Soul of the Man
Bobby "Blue" Bland
The first biography of a blues creator whose stylings influenced almost every form of twentieth-century popular music
Louisiana Rambles
Exploring America's Cajun and Creole Heartland
An experiential travel guide to the nation’s most distinct and joyous locale—South Louisiana
Reading Faulkner
The Unvanquished
A glossary that will lead readers through the complexities of this book of interrelated stories by William Faulkner
Cajun Mardi Gras Masks
A study of Cajun Mardi Gras and its traditional maskmaking
Forever Mame
The Life of Rosalind Russell
A biography of the full and rewarding life of a Golden Age star
The Grandissimes
Centennial Essays
Essays focusing on the importance of the first modern novel to deal honestly with racial complexities in the South and with the transitional Creole society in which the attendant racial questions arose
Working with Disney
Interviews with Animators, Producers, and Artists
Talks with the talents who made Disney magic happen
Finding a Way Home
A Critical Assessment of Walter Mosley's Fiction
Considerations of the achievements of the acclaimed and popular African American writer
Covering for the Bosses
Labor and the Southern Press
How journalists have shortchanged the southern labor movement
Courtship and Love among the Enslaved in North Carolina
A study of the complexities of intimate relationships among slaves on plantations, in towns, and on small farms
Santería Garments and Altars
Speaking Without a Voice
A classic study of the articles of worship and aesthetic folk practice in one of the world’s fastest growing religions
Black Velvet Art
An appreciation and discovery of meaning and beauty in a popular but undervalued art form
Reading Faulkner
Sanctuary
A handbook for interpreting William Faulkner’s most violent and shocking novel
Steven Spielberg
A Biography, Second Edition
An extensive updating of the major critical biography of an acclaimed director
Rednecks, Redeemers, and Race
Mississippi after Reconstruction, 1877-1917
A history of the paradoxical time when the state’s technology advanced and race relations deteriorated
Glorious Days and Nights
A Jazz Memoir
Photographs of jazz greats and fifty years of memories from a jazz photographer
Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience
A study of how combat in the Mexican War affected the leaders of the American Civil War
Cajun and Zydeco Dance Music in Northern California
Modern Pleasures in a Postmodern World
How Louisiana transplants and new players have generated a thriving music and dance scene far from the South
The Old South in the Crucible of War
Myths and realities of the Old South undergo careful examination in this book