NEW FROM UNM PRESS

VOLUNTEERING FOR A CAUSE: Gender, Faith, and Charity in Mexico from the Reform to the Revolution

by Silvia Marina Arrom

This thoughtful study challenges a number of widespread assumptions about the role of Catholicism in Mexican history by examining two related Catholic charities: the male Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Read on...

NEW MEXICO: Images of a Land and Its People

by Lucian Niemeyer; Text by Art Gómez

Handsome color photographs of the unique landscapes of New Mexico with an essay on the pathways that have drawn people and animal life to its varied surroundings for millennia. Read on...

GENDERED CROSSINGS: Women and Migration in the Spanish Empire

by Allyson M. Poska

Gendered Crossings brings to life the diverse settings of the Iberian Atlantic and the transformations in the peasants' gendered experiences as they moved around the Spanish Empire. Read on...

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE: Religion, Art, and Pop Culture at Salvation Mountain

by Sara M. Patterson

In Middle of Nowhere Sara M. Patterson argues that Leonard Knight was a spiritual descendant of the early Christian desert ascetics who escaped to the desert in order to experience God more fully. Read on...

LO QUE MI ABUELA ME DIJO/WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME: Practical Wisdom from Spanish Proverbs and Sayings

by Maria Paz Eleizegui Weir; Illustrated by Mahala Urra

Arranged by subjects, the dichos provide wisdom on topics such as childhood, work, strife, and love. Read on...

GARO Z. ANTREASIAN: Reflections on Life and Art

by Garo Z. Antreasian

Illustrating his drawings, paintings, and prints, this book reveals Antreasian as a major American artist. Read on...

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

by Alexander Ewen and Jeffrey Wollock

The Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century provides profiles of key individuals, organizations, government policies, and events that have defined Native history since 1900. Read on...

PUBLICITY POSTS

UNM Press Books Win 2015 Southwest Book Awards

UNM Press award-winning titles include Advocates for the Oppressed: Hispanos, Indians, Genízaros, and Their Land in New Mexico, by Malcom Ebright; Laguna Pueblo: A Photographic History, by Lee Marmon and Tom Corbett; and Mysterious New Mexico: Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment, by Benjamin Radford.

Read the press release here.

Two Authors Selected for the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title List

Congratulations to Elaine Carey, author of Women Drug Traffickers, and Joel W. Palka, author of Maya Pilgrimage to Ritual Landscapes, for making the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title List!

Find the list of criteria here.

Publishers Weekly Interviews UNM Press Authors about the "Cultural Encyclopedia That Almost Never Was"

"I'm hoping it gives a different perspective on the history of Native peoples. One of the stereotypes is that they always lose. What's beautiful is that they didn't lose at all. They're still around, which defies the expectations of most people 120 years ago."---- author Alexander Ewen from Publishers Weekly

Read the article here.