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.
The Life and Death of Carolina Maria de Jesus
Robert Levine tells the story of Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), Brazilian, Black, illegitimate, extremely poor, and Brazil's best-selling author upon the publication of her journals.
Literature and Photography
Interactions 1840-1990 : A Critical Anthology
"Baudelaire Meets Poe," Jane Rabb has gathered the first and last words about photographs and photography.
The Way to the West
Essays on the Central Plains
A Rich Land, a Poor People
Politics and Society in Modern Chiapas
La Mollie and the King of Tears
A posthumous novel by the pioneering Chicano fiction writer--a tragi-comic tale revealing a new side to Arturo Islas's talent.
Indian Uprising on the Rio Grande
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680
A thrilling account of the bloody rebellion forged by the Pueblo Indians against the Spanish invaders.
Chicana Creativity and Criticism
New Frontiers in American Literature
Poetry, art, and criticism by major Chicana writers and artists.
Indians, Franciscans, and Spanish Colonization
The Impact of the Mission System on California Indians
A readable and succinct account of how Indians fared under their Spanish Franciscan colonizers.
Andele, The Mexican-Kiowa Captive
A Story of Real Life Among the Indians
A captivity narrative that provides eyewitness accounts of the twilight years of Kiowa freedom on the Plains, and early reservation life.
Wisdom Sits in Places
Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache
Explores the connections of place, language, wisdom, and morality among the Western Apache.
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