Founded in 1963, the University of Massachusetts Press publishes scholarship, literature, and books for general readers that reflect the quality and diversity of intellectual life on UMass campuses, in their region, and around the world. UMass Press has sold more than 2,000,000 volumes since its inception, and currently has over 1,400 titles in print.
In recent years, the Press has focused primarily on books in the field of American studies broadly defined—books that explore the history, politics, literature, culture, and environment of the United States—as well as works with a transnational perspective. In addition to publishing works of scholarship, the Press produces books of more general interest for a wider readership and launched its regional trade imprint, Bright Leaf in 2017.
Woman's Legacy
Essays on Race, Sex, and Class in American History
- Copyright year: 1982
Mirror of the Indies
A History of Dutch Colonial Literature
- Copyright year: 1982
Ever-Expanding Horizons
The Dual Informational Sources of Human Evolution
- Copyright year: 1983
Mother of the Blues
A Study of Ma Rainey
- Copyright year: 1983
The Secret Cause
A Discussion of Tragedy
- Copyright year: 1983
Amphibians and Reptiles of New England
Habitats and Natural History
- Copyright year: 1983
Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law
- Copyright year: 1983
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road
The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia
- Copyright year: 1984
Shays' Rebellion
The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection
- Copyright year: 1984