News from University Press of Florida and UF Press
We attended this year's Florida Historical Society Public History Forum in Tallahassee from May 16 to 18, 2024. Although the meeting is over, our virtual booth is open through July 31, 2024 and offers great deals on our Florida history titles. Use code FHS24 for discount prices and free shipping within the US for orders over $75. View All … Continue reading FHS 2024 Conference and Florida History Book Sale
“This volume exemplifies the broad relevance of modern bioarchaeology, with its strong grounding in social theory and invocation of diverse lines of evidence beyond human remains.”—Alexis Boutin, Sonoma State University Exploring Ontologies of the Precontact Americas demonstrates how researchers in bioarchaeology and mortuary archaeology can work to better understand concepts of life and death in … Continue reading Exploring Ontologies of the Precontact Americas
“The medieval master of genre, twelfth-century poet Jean Bodel, finally gets the attention he deserves in this essential study. Ramey’s lucid discussion of the wide range of genres Bodel defined—from chanson de geste to miracle play, pastourelle to fabliaux—is complemented by cleverly wrought translations of his multivalent work into English.”—Joan E. McRae, author of An Introduction … Continue reading An Introduction to Jean Bodel
Bob Graham, former Florida governor and United States senator, passed away last month. Graham was one of the most accomplished politicians in Florida's history, having served for nearly four decades at the local, state, and national level. In 2006 he created the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida to train … Continue reading In Memory of Bob Graham
New Perspectives on Medieval Literature, a book series edited by R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh, offers compact, comprehensive, and up-to-date studies of important medieval authors and traditions written by leading scholars. We asked R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh some questions about the series, which we’re sharing below. Where did the idea for the … Continue reading Q&A with R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh, editors of the New Perspectives on Medieval Literature Book Series
By Joan E. McRae, author of An Introduction to Literary Debate in Late Medieval France: From "Le Roman de la Rose" to "La Belle Dame sans Mercy." This book is available at a discount price through July 31, 2024. Order here and use code ICMS24 at checkout. Joyeux Anniversaire! 2024 is an exciting year – it is the 600th birthday … Continue reading The 600th Birthday of “La Belle Dame Sans Mercy”
“Burrows’s pioneering and engaging study of the PRRA’s Engineering Division makes important contributions to understandings of the New Deal as imperial reform and of its relationship to Puerto Rican populism. An essential read for students and scholars of US empire, Puerto Rico, the New Deal, and histories of public works.”—Anne S. Macpherson, author of From Colony … Continue reading The Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration
We had a great time meeting so many of our readers at our booth at the Word of South Festival this weekend. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to browse our books and chat with us! Here are some highlights from our time at the festival. Florida Book Award Winners Wild Florida: An Animal OdysseyKirsten Hines Florida … Continue reading Word of South 2024
“First of its kind, a comprehensive introduction to US space policy using the tools of political science and policy analysis in an approachable way. With student interest in space skyrocketing, this is a timely resource for veteran space educators or those wishing to offer new courses in the field.”—David Burbach, US Naval War College “Provides … Continue reading Space Policy for the Twenty-First Century
“Milbrath’s detailed study demonstrates that the scribes who made the Codex Borgia invested its pages with densely layered meanings and astronomical predictions based on careful observations, the complexity of which we are only beginning to grasp.”—Andrew D. Turner, coeditor of Flower Worlds: Religion, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Mesoamerica and the American Southwest Decoding the Codex Borgia: … Continue reading Decoding the Codex Borgia
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