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October 17, 2024

Yale Announces 2024 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists

Congratulations are in order for Marlene L. Daut, Sara E. Johnson, and Emily A. Owens, three of the four finalists—published by the University of North Carolina Press, and by Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press—for the 2024 Frederick Douglass Book Prize. Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery,… Continue Reading Yale Announces 2024 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists

Categories African American History/African American Studies
September 9, 2024

Five Books to Read this Hispanic Heritage Month

Since 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15th – October 15th every year to honor the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans and celebrate heritage rooted in all Latin American countries. We’re proud to publish a wide selection of Hispanic and Latin American titles, including two book series (Latinx Histories and Latin America in Translation) as… Continue Reading Five Books to Read this Hispanic Heritage Month

Categories Latin American & Caribbean Studies/Latin American/Caribbean Hist./Latino Studies/Reading Lists
September 3, 2024

In Memoriam: Distinguished Historian Peter S. Carmichael

We are saddened by the passing of Professor Peter S. Carmichael, a remarkable historian who made significant contributions in the field of Civil War studies. UNC Press is honored to have worked with him on many projects over the years, including most recently The War That Made America: Essays Inspired by the Scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher. The new fall issue… Continue Reading In Memoriam: Distinguished Historian Peter S. Carmichael

Categories Civil War/History/UNC Press News
April 25, 2024

American Legion, Episode 1: An Excerpt from “Cracks in the Outfield Wall”

The following is an excerpt from Cracks in the Outfield Wall: The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas by Chris Holaday, which is now available wherever books are sold. In the summer of 1934, six teams of high school–age boys met in Gastonia, North Carolina, for a three-day tournament to decide the Eastern Sectional Champion of American Legion baseball.… Continue Reading American Legion, Episode 1: An Excerpt from “Cracks in the Outfield Wall”

Categories African American History/North Carolina/Sports
April 19, 2024

2024 Society for Military History Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the Society for Military History annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth to say hello to editor Debbie Gershenowitz and to browse our titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Congratulations to Beth Bailey! An Army Afire: How the US… Continue Reading 2024 Society for Military History Annual Meeting

Categories Exhibits/Military History
March 19, 2024

New This Week

It’s Tuesday which means: new books! Today The War That Made America: Essays Inspired by the Scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher edited by Caroline E. Janney, Peter S. Carmichael, and Aaron Sheehan-Dean is officially on-sale wherever books are sold. This collection of original essays reveals the richness and dynamism of contemporary scholarship on the Civil War era. Contributors are William A. Blair, Peter… Continue Reading New This Week

Categories Civil War
January 5, 2024

2024 American Historical Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the American Historical Association annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by booth 602/604 to say hello to editor Debbie Gershenowitz and to browse our new titles on display. And be sure to stop by booth 606 to say hello to our publishing partners, the Omohundro Institute. If you can’t join us… Continue Reading 2024 American Historical Association Annual Meeting

Categories American History/Exhibits
November 8, 2023

New This Week

Another week, another list of new books! Check out these new books that are now available wherever books are sold. Plus see everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press page. You can also sign up for our monthly eNews so you can get updates on new releases and news on what’s happening at UNC Press. Southern Lights: 75 Years of the… Continue Reading New This Week

Categories American Studies/Islamic Studies/Literature/Southern/UNC Press News
September 19, 2023

New Books This Week

Happy New Books Tuesday! We have three exciting new books publishing today. Browse our newest releases or take a look at everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month on new titles and what’s happening at UNC Press, you can sign up for our monthly eNews here. Wild, Tamed,… Continue Reading New Books This Week

Categories Food Studies/Latin American & Caribbean Studies/Military History/UNC Press News
September 15, 2023

Celebrate Apple Season with Upcoming Events for “Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived”

Are you looking for the perfect fall event to add to your calendar? Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South by Diane Flynt, with photography by Angie Mosier and a Foreword by Sean Brock (published under our Ferris & Ferris imprint) offers a new history of the apple and how it changed the South and the nation. This… Continue Reading Celebrate Apple Season with Upcoming Events for “Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived”

Categories Food Studies/Southern
September 12, 2023

New Books This Week

It’s our favorite day of the week: New Books Tuesday! Today we’re excited to share four new books which are now available wherever books are sold. Enjoy this weeks new books or check out our Hot Off the Press page to see everything new this month. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month on new titles and… Continue Reading New Books This Week

Categories Latin American/Caribbean Hist./LGBT Studies/UNC Press News
August 8, 2023

New This Week: “In Pursuit of Health Equity”

It’s New Books Tuesday and In Pursuit of Health Equity: A History of Latin American Social Medicine by Eric D. Carter is now available wherever books are sold. In Pursuit of Health Equity: A History of Latin American Social Medicine by Eric D. Carter A remarkable look at the origins and evolution of a transnational sociomedical perspective in Latin America… Continue Reading New This Week: “In Pursuit of Health Equity”

Categories Latin American & Caribbean Studies/Latin American/Caribbean Hist./UNC Press News
July 17, 2023

A Tactic of Silence: An Excerpt from “An Army Afire”

The following is an excerpt from An Army Afire: How the US Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era by Beth Bailey, available everywhere books are sold. Bailey’s account of the way the army responded to the growing crisis is original and informative. Eric Foner, London Review of Books A TACTIC OF SILENCE On a humid afternoon in mid-October… Continue Reading A Tactic of Silence: An Excerpt from “An Army Afire”

Categories Excerpts/Military History
June 19, 2023

Phantoms of Freedom: An Excerpt From “Illusions of Emancipation”

Happy Juneteenth! Celebrate and reflect on the emancipation of slavery with this excerpt from Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery by Joseph P. Reidy. In this sweeping reappraisal of slavery’s end during the Civil War era, Joseph P. Reidy employs the lenses of time, space, and individuals’ sense of personal and social… Continue Reading Phantoms of Freedom: An Excerpt From “Illusions of Emancipation”

Categories African American History/African American Studies/Excerpts
May 23, 2023

New This Week: “Country Capitalism”

Happy pub day to Country Capitalism: How Corporations from the American South Remade Our Economy and the Planet by Bart Elmore, now available wherever books are sold! Country Capitalism is published under our Ferris & Ferris imprint. This engaging and important book reveals how five of today’s most influential global corporations developed from common roots in the US South and are implicated… Continue Reading New This Week: “Country Capitalism”

Categories Business/Environmental Studies/Southern/UNC Press News
May 3, 2023

Announcing the Black Women’s History Series Incubator

We are excited to announce the Black Women’s History Series Incubator! The incubator is open to authors who are currently completing a book-length manuscript on Black women’s history. One to two applicants will be selected and have the opportunity to receive feedback on their work-in-progress from series editors (Dr. Talitha L. LeFlouria,  Dr. Ashley Farmer, and Dr. Daina Ramey Berry) as… Continue Reading Announcing the Black Women’s History Series Incubator

Categories African American History/UNC Press News/Women's Studies
April 10, 2023

Medicine, Science, and Making Race in Civil War America: An Excerpt

The following is an excerpt of Medicine, Science, and Making Race in Civil War America by Leslie A. Schwalm, available wherever books are sold. Race and the U.S. Military: Black Soldiering Early in the war, congress, the Lincoln administration, and the War Department’s leadership first rejected then moved very cautiously toward Black enlistment. By 1863, it was military necessity and… Continue Reading Medicine, Science, and Making Race in Civil War America: An Excerpt

Categories Civil War/Excerpts
March 7, 2023

New This Month: March

We’re kicking off our Spring/Summer 2023 season with a stellar line up of new titles! Browse this list to see new books publishing this month, and you can find the full list, including a bunch of new in paperbacks here. The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South edited by Kami Ahrens “These… Continue Reading New This Month: March

Categories African American Studies/Civil War/Gender Studies/Latin American/Caribbean Hist./Political Science/Religion/Sociology/UNC Press News
February 24, 2023

Read Hammer and Hoe for Free

We’re excited to announce that in celebration of the inaugural issue of Hammer and Hope: A Magazine of Black Politics & Culture, you can now read Hammer and Hoe by Robin D. G. Kelley for free until 3/22/23. The Magazine, whose name is inspired by the award winning book, Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression by Robin… Continue Reading Read Hammer and Hoe for Free

Categories African American History/African American Studies/UNC Press News
January 10, 2023

Native Americans and Enslaved Africans

The following is an excerpt from The Southern Way of Life: Meanings of Culture and Civilization in the American South by Charles Reagan Wilson, available everywhere books and ebooks are sold. Native Americans and Enslaved Africans Southern colonists, including Jefferson’s forebears, had been on the periphery of Western civilization at the beginning of settlement, but they self-consciously came as predominantly… Continue Reading Native Americans and Enslaved Africans

Categories Excerpts/Southern