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It’s that time of year again—you travel to dozens of stores, fight through endless crowds, and search every nook and cranny, only to realize, you still don’t know what to buy for your loved ones! Look no further; we’ve crafted a list of our newest and bestselling titles perfect for the holiday season. With a … Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide 2018
We're pleased to announce that our holiday book sale is officially underway! Explore our website or browse our holiday catalog to choose the perfect read for a loved one, explore a new genre, or discover a new favorite in your most beloved category. From history and literature, to photography and cooking, all University Press of Florida … Continue reading Holiday Book Sale 2018
Perhaps you haven't quite hit that $50 threshold to receive your free UPF tote bag, or maybe you're in need of some great stocking stuffers. In any case, take a look at this year's $5 deals! Use code XM18 at checkout to receive discount prices and $1 per book shipping. The holiday sale ends December … Continue reading Great Gift Books for $5
REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING ORGANIZED RACIAL VIOLENCE by Margaret M. Mulrooney, author of Race, Place, and Memory: Deep Currents in Wilmington, North Carolina As a historian, I’m amazed by the correlations between today’s political climate and that of a century ago. Voter suppression and fraud? Check. Intense political partisanship? Check. Paramilitary violence against civilians, intensified white supremacist activity, … Continue reading Remembering and Forgetting Organized Racial Violence
The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society’s most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world. The stories chronicled in Gatorbytes span all colleges and units across the UF … Continue reading NEW GATORBYTE: Born to Learn
“Brilliantly underscores how the manifestations of modern alienation and social inequality must be at the center of any truly anthropological analysis in the twenty-first century. This fantastic volume makes us comprehend the immense complexities of violent modernity and will compel us to critically interrogate our past, our present, and our future.”—Daniel O. Sayers, author of A … Continue reading An Archaeology of Structural Violence
Here at the University Press of Florida, our Halloween celebrations involve, you guessed it, books! Find a taste of just a few terrifying tales from our shelves below. Our scariest new release, St. Augustine's Ghosts, collects 38 spine-chilling tales features famous spirits from St. Augustine’s legendary paranormal past. Set in the city’s iconic cemeteries, courtyards, and houses, … Continue reading Terrifying Tales
