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Founded in 1945, the University Press of Florida is the official publisher of the State University System of Florida. UPF has published over 2,500 books since its inception and currently releases approximately 80 new titles each year. Its publishing strengths include archaeology, history, literature, Latin American studies, African American studies, space studies, sustainability, and Florida history and culture. UPF engages educators, students, and discerning readers by producing works of global significance, regional importance, and lasting value.

University Press of Florida also includes the imprint, University of Florida Press.

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Mary McLeod Bethune the Pan-Africanist

University Press of Florida

Broadening the familiar view of Mary McLeod Bethune as an advocate for racial and gender equality within the United States, this book highlights Bethune’s global activism and her connections throughout the African diaspora.

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Blackness in Mexico

Afro-Mexican Recognition and the Production of Citizenship in the Costa Chica

University Press of Florida
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Forensic Anthropology

An Introductory Lab Manual

University of Florida Press
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En Bas Saline

A Taíno Town before and after Columbus

University of Florida Press
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Castles in the Sand

The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher

University Press of Florida
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Janet Reno

A Life

University Press of Florida

The first full biography of former United States attorney general Janet Reno, this book examines the guiding forces that shaped Reno’s character, the trails blazed by Reno in her professional roles, and the lasting influence of Reno on American politics and society.

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The Biocultural Consequences of Contact in Mexico

Five Centuries of Change

University of Florida Press
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Backpacking Florida

University Press of Florida

Featuring 40 overnight trail adventures covering a total of 600 miles across the state, this guide provides readers with the tools and information they need to experience the perfect Florida backpacking trip.

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Shaping Dance Canons

Criticism, Aesthetics, and Equity

University Press of Florida

The first book to examine dance criticism in the United States across 100 years, this study argues that critics in the popular press have influenced how dance has been defined and valued, as well as which artists and dance forms have been taken most seriously.

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