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.
Of Times and Race
Essays Inspired by John F. Marszalek
Contributions to the study of race relations from the Civil War to the early 1950s
The Mind of the South
Fifty Years Later
Scholarly debate about W. J. Cash and one of the most influential books ever written about the American South
Lonesome Melodies
The Lives and Music of the Stanley Brothers
The first biography of two integral bluegrass innovators and touchstones of old-time country music authenticity
Peter Weir
Interviews
The first published collection of interviews with the Australian director whose films include the Academy Award-nominated Witness, Dead Poets Society, Green Card, The Truman Show, and Master and Commander
We Shall Not Be Moved
The Jackson Woolworth's Sit-In and the Movement It Inspired
An up-close study of a pinnacle moment in the struggle and of those who fought for change
David L. Jordan
From the Mississippi Cotton Fields to the State Senate, a Memoir
The inspiring autobiography of a cotton field worker who became a major force for change in Mississippi
Folklore Theory in Postwar Germany
A study of Lutz Röhrich, the key folklorist who redeemed and contextualized German folklore after horrific misuses by the Nazis
Komiks
Comic Art in Russia
The first study to trace the evolution of Russian comics from Soviet bête noire to post-Perestroika art form
James Z. George
Mississippi’s Great Commoner
A biography of the Democratic leader once considered the most important man in state politics
Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge
The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945
Collected correspondence from arguably the most important folklorist of the twentieth century
Hydrocarbon Hucksters
Lessons from Louisiana on Oil, Politics, and Environmental Justice
A piercing study of the political, economic, and environmental havoc unleashed by the oil industry
Garden of Dreams
The Life of Simone Signoret
A biography of the stunning French movie star and her complex marriage to singer Yves Montand
Power, Greed, and Hubris
Judicial Bribery in Mississippi
An infuriating tale of malfeasance among what should have been the state’s most trusted servants
Losing Ground
Identity and Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana
How residents of a changing coastline reconcile sense of place with the Gulf’s encroachment
George Ohr
Sophisticate and Rube
A contextual investigation of the "Mad Potter of Biloxi," showing him to be far more thoughtful and artful than he was eccentric
The Crime Films of Anthony Mann
A survey and rediscovery of the many noir films directed by a master of the Western
The Painted Screens of Baltimore
An Urban Folk Art Revealed
An exploration of a homegrown tradition of unexpected beauty and privacy
Louisiana Creole Literature
A Historical Study
A broad overview of the tremendous achievement of Louisiana writers in the Creole tradition
Quentin Tarantino
Interviews, Revised and Updated
A fascinating collection of interviews with the colorful and provocative director of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, and many other films
Crusades for Freedom
Memphis and the Political Transformation of the American South
How Republicans and African Americans took the stage after the fall of a great southern political machine