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Established in 1929, the University of New Mexico Press publishes creative works and scholarship in several disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, indigenous studies, Native studies, Latin American studies, art, architecture, and the history, literature, ecology, and cultures of the American West. UNM Press is the largest publisher in New Mexico and seeks to represent the culture, history, and stories of the Southwest.

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Archaeologies of Violence and Privilege

University of New Mexico Press

In Archaeologies of Violence and Privilege, archaeologists Christopher N. Matthews and Bradley D. Phillippi bring together a collection of authors who document the ways in which past social formations rested on violent acts and reproduced violent social and cultural structures.

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The Journal of James A. Brush

The Expedition and Military Operations of General Don Francisco Xavier Mina in Mexico, 1816–1817

University of New Mexico Press

Editors Karen Racine and Graham Lloyd provide extensive insight into the Mina expedition during the revolution of Mexican independence as captured in the journal of James A. Brush.

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The Shoulders We Stand On

A History of Bilingual Education in New Mexico

University of New Mexico Press

The Shoulders We Stand On traces the complex history of bilingual education in New Mexico, covering Spanish, Diné, and Pueblo languages.

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Untangling a Red, White, and Black Heritage

A Personal History of the Allotment Era

University of New Mexico Press

Examining the legacy of racial mixing in Indian Territory through the land and lives of two families, one of Cherokee Freedman descent and one of Muscogee Creek heritage, Darnella Davis's memoir writes a new chapter in the history of racial mixing on the frontier.

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Claims and Speculations

Mining and Writing in the Gilded Age

University of New Mexico Press
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Conflict in Colonial Sonora

Indians, Priests, and Settlers

University of New Mexico Press
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Georgia O'Keeffe

A Life Well Lived

By Malcolm Varon; Foreword by Cody Hartley; Introduction by Barbara Buhler Lynes
University of New Mexico Press

This book is the first collection of photographs to portray O'Keeffe and her surroundings in color.

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An Imperative to Cure

Principles and Practice of Q’eqchi’ Maya Medicine in Belize

University of New Mexico Press

James B. Waldram's groundbreaking study, An Imperative to Cure: Principles and Practice of Q'eqchi' Maya Medicine in Belize, explores how our understanding of Indigenous therapeutics changes if we view them as forms of "medicine" instead of "healing."

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Arizona's Scenic Roads and Hikes

Unforgettable Journeys in the Grand Canyon State

University of New Mexico Press

In this captivating new guide Roger Naylor features all twenty-seven of Arizona's state-designated scenic and historic roads, including five National Scenic Byways.

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Making History

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts

University of New Mexico Press

Written by scholars actively producing Native art resources, this book guides readers--students, educators, collectors, and the public--in how to learn about Indigenous cultures as visualized in our creative endeavors.

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Archaeologies of Empire

Local Participants and Imperial Trajectories

University of New Mexico Press

This book demonstrates how archaeological research can contribute to our conceptualization of empires across disciplinary boundaries.

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The Unmasking

A Novel

University of New Mexico Press

"The Unmasking is smart, irreverent, and wickedly tender."--Jesse Lee Kercheval, author of My Life as a Silent Movie: A Novel

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