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"Town of Dollars: Ambient Violence and Everyday Dispossession in the Philippines" by Dada Docot
Undying Fire: A Fire History of Europe by Stephen J. Pyne
Good Sediment: Black Ecologies and the Politics of Restoration in Coastal Louisiana by Monica Patrice Barra
The Beach Cure: A History of Healing on Northeastern Shores by Meghan Crnic, Foreword by Paul S. Sutter
Kurdish Women's Transnational Resistance: Revolutionary Politics in Everyday Life by Nisa Göksel
Collage of book cover images from the University of Washington Press' Essential Seattle collection, featuring books on the cultures and histories of the city.
The Racial Environmental State: Contested Spaces of Resistance by Keith K. Miyake
University of Washington Press Director Nicole Mitchell stands beside University of Guam Press Managing Editor Vanessa Ochavillo, who holds up two UOG Press books.
University of Washington Press Summer Books Sale 40% off and free domestic shipping with code WARM26, June 1–Jully 11 uwapress.uw.edu
Cover of The Racial Environmental State: Contested Spaces of Resistance by Keith K. Miyake
Cover of A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter's Return to Tule Lake by Tamiko Nimura
Photo of Laura Kina. Credit: Midori Aronson, 2024.
Cover image of Caring for Caregivers: Filipina Migrant Works and Community Building during Crisis by Valerie Francisco-Menchavez
Flyer promoting the University of Washington Press' books in Asian American studies, featuring an array of book covers and information on the conference discount.
Graphic promoting Eric Wagner's book events for "Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island" April 1, 6:30 pm at Birds Connect Seattle April 9, 7:00 pm at Pilchuck Audubon Society April 11, 6:00 pm at Dungeness River Nature Center April 23, 7:00 pm at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park May 6, 6:00 pm at the Burke Museum May 13, 7:00 pm at University of Washington, Tacoma
Cover of Moving Mountains: Asian American and Pacific Islander Feminisms and the 1977 National Women's Conference by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu with Adrienne A. Winans
Cover of Observing the Unseen: Curiosity and Common Knowledge in Early Modern China by Andrew Schonebaum
Cover of Stories Old and New: A Ming Dynasty Collection
Cover of Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation
Book cover featuring a colorful mural-style painting of Filipina caregivers with the title “Caring for Caregivers: Filipina Migrant Workers and Community Building During Crisis” by Valerie Francisco-Menchavez displayed in large white text.
Book cover of Possessed Landscapes: Experiments in Conservation and Sovereignty in Southeast Myanmar by Tomas Cole, featuring people in rain ponchos near rice paddies in a misty mountain setting.
Now hiring! Senior Project Editor. Submit your application through the University of Washington's job site by February 27. bit.ly/UWPressSeniorProjectEditor
Book cover for “Women Writers of Huizhou: Imaginaries of Space and Place in Qing China” by Binbin Yang. The background features a soft, traditional Chinese landscape painting with misty mountains, trees, and village buildings in muted tones. The title appears in large blue serif type, and the author’s name is displayed at the bottom on a textured blue-gray band.
Book cover of Queering the Hmong Diaspora featuring a person standing against a plain background, overlaid with the title and subtitle: “Racial Subjectivity and the Myth of Hyperheterosexuality,” by Kong Pheng Pha.
Graphic announcing UW Press Holiday Sale: 40% off and free domestic shipping with code WINTER25, valid November 17, 2025–January 2, 2026, on a blue background with snowflakes.
Author Caitlin Keliiaa showing off her book, Refusing Settler Domesticity, at the University of Washington Press booth. Additional books in western history are on display behind.
Book cover for The Beach Cure: A History of Healing on Northeastern Shores by Meghan Crnic, with a foreword by Paul S. Sutter. The cover features a vintage photo of a crowded beach with people in early 20th-century swimwear wading in the ocean, set against a teal sky.
Promotional graphic for event at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park. Lynda Mapes, Scott Schuyler, and Jeremiah “Jay” Julius speak on Wed 10/8 at 7pm about Treaty Justice by Charles Wilkinson. Includes book cover and headshots of the three speakers.
Promotional graphic for Red Harbor book launch event. The Elliott Bay Book Company logo is at the top left with event information below: Aaron Goings w/ Conor Casey, Wednesday, 9/10, 7 pm.
Book cover of Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore by Ruth E. Toulson. The image shows a night scene of a funeral ritual with a large burning pyre surrounded by scattered paper offerings. In the background, a person in a white shirt throws paper joss money into the air, which glows orange against the dark sky. The title text is displayed prominently across the top and center in white capital letters.
Promotional flyer for UW Social, a University of Washington social event at the 4S 2025 Seattle conference. Top banner reads, "First 150 get a free drink sticker!" Event details: Friday, September 5, 8:30–10:00 PM, Garden Terrace at the Summit. Large "UW Social" logo in black with a dotted abstract design. 4S 2025 Seattle conference logo in the upper right. Link displayed in blue banner: https://tinyurl.com/uwsocialat4s Bottom row shows sponsor logos: UW Medicine, Cinema & Media Studies, DXArts, Department of Communication, Tech Policy Lab, Human Centered Design & Engineering, Society + Technology UW, University of Washington Press, UW Department of Philosophy, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, and STSS.
Book cover of Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation by Lev Nachman, featuring a close-up photograph of a bright yellow sunflower against a dark background. The title is in bold white capital letters across the flower, with the author’s name at the top left and the subtitle in smaller white text at the bottom left.
Book cover for "Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People: The Burden of Conservation in Modern China" by Micah S. Muscolino. Features workers digging on a barren hillside under a pale sky, with bold title text overlayed.
Book cover of The Not-Quite Child by Liina-Ly Roos. The top half has a cream background with the title in bold red text and the author’s name in small dark blue text. The bottom half shows a photograph of Sámi children in traditional clothing, with the subtitle in white text: “Colonial Histories, Racialization, and Swedish Exceptionalism.”
Bright summer-themed graphic for University of Washington Press's Summer Book Sale. Highlights 40% off and free U.S. shipping with code WARM25. Sale runs July 21–August 31. Shop at uwapress.uw.edu.
Cover of the University of Washington Press Fall 2025 catalog. The top portion features a retro-inspired design with curved bands of tan, brown, orange, and pink. The text reads "University of Washington Press, Fall 2025" in a serif font. The bottom half shows a photograph of a group of women seated in a crowded auditorium—delegates representing Saipan Micronesia at the National Women’s Conference in 1977. The photo has a warm, slightly faded tone.
Collage of book covers slanted toward the right. Books featured include Acing Science, Queer Data Studies, Queer Feminist Science Studies, Slapping Leather, Queer World Making: Contemporary Middle Eastern Diasporic Art, and Dancer Dawkins and the California Kid.
Book cover for Performing Vulnerability by Emily L. Hue. The title is displayed vertically in large white text along the left side of the cover. The subtitle appears in red in the upper right: "Risking Art and Life in the Burmese Diaspora." The author's name is in yellow near the bottom. The background features a blurred, dynamic image of a person in motion, suggesting a performance or dance.
Book cover of Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture by Yve Chavez. The title is in bold, warm-toned typography on a beige background. Below the title, a sepia-toned historical photograph depicts Indigenous people sitting in front of thatched-roof structures under large trees, suggesting a connection to Native Californian life and built environments.
Cover of Ethnic Branding in Contemporary China: Buyi and the Paradox of Difference by Yu Luo. The image shows two Buyi women in traditional dress standing in a wooden doorway. One woman is adjusting the headwear of the other. The title is placed in white text over the upper part of the image, with the author’s name in bold at the bottom right.
Flyer for an event presented by the Oakland History Center titled “Native Women’s Labor and Resistance in the Bay Area: a book talk with Professor Caitlin Keliiaa.” The flyer features the cover of Keliiaa's book Refusing Settler Domesticity: Native Women's Labor and Resistance in the Bay Area Outing Program, tilted and prominently displayed. A photo of Professor Keliiaa smiling, wearing a dark blazer and long earrings, is included near the bottom. Text details: Date and Time: Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30 PM Location: Main Library, 125 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Description: Historian Caitlin Keliiaa explores the unexpected story of Native women in the Bay Area, decades before Indian Relocation, illuminating the women who helped shape the Bay Area Indian community as we know it today. Contact: (510) 238-3222 Website: oaklandlibrary.org Accessibility note: OPL programs are wheelchair accessible; ASL and other accommodations available upon request.
Book cover of Chinese Characters Across Asia by Zev Handel. The cover features a background of vertical strips of manuscripts with handwritten Chinese characters in shades of blue, beige, and gray. A large white circle in the center contains the book's title in bold teal letters and the subtitle in smaller brown text: 'How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.' The author's name appears in white capital letters at the bottom.
Image depicting the cover of the book India's Mithila Painting, edited by Paula Richman and David L. Szanton. The cover features a detailed and colorful traditional Mithila painting. The artwork shows a lively scene filled with numerous stylized human figures, animals, trees, and a small house, all intricately decorated with fine patterns and vibrant colors. The top section of the cover, set against a soft beige background, includes the editors' names in small uppercase letters. Below the artwork, the book’s title is displayed in a bold modern font on a black background, with the word "Mithila" highlighted in red while the rest of the title appears in white and light tan.
Promotional flyer for a book talk event featuring Dr. Holly Miowak Guise.
Promotional flyer featuring twelve book covers under the heading "New in Asian American Studies" from University of Washington Press. Includes titles such as Performing Vulnerability, Caring for Caregivers, Korean Pop Culture Beyond Asia, and Love Your Asian Body. A circular badge notes a 40% discount with promo code WAAAS25 for online orders. UW Press logo and contact details for acquisitions editor Mike Baccam (mbaccam [at] uw [dot] edu) appear at the bottom.
A collage of environmental history and social justice-themed book covers, including titles Capturing Glaciers, Settler Cannabis, Animating Central Park, Contaminated Country, Nature Unfurled, The Beach Cure, Cleaning Up the Bomb Factory, and Botany of Empire. The covers feature a variety of designs including photographs of landscapes, protest imagery, and botanical illustrations.
Graphic showing book cover for "Waves of Belonging: Indigeneity, Race & Gender in the Surfing Lineup." The title is written in gradient colors transitioning from yellow to pink. Below the title is a subtitle in navy blue. In the background, a surfer rides a wave near the right edge of the image, with water splashing up from the board. The ocean dominates the lower half of the image, with a distant shoreline visible in the background. At the bottom, the editors are listed: Lydia Heberling, David Kamper, and Jess Ponting.
A collage of diverse book covers related to history, activism, and environmental and Indigenous studies, arranged diagonally on a white background. Prominent titles include “Animating Central Park” by Dawn Day Biehler, “Back East” by Flannery Burke, “Nature Unfurled,” “Treaty Justice” by Charles Wilkinson, “Native Alienation” by Charles A. Sepulveda, “Wrecked” by Coll Thrush, “The Beach Cure” by Meghan Crnic, “Cleaning Up the Bomb Factory” by Casey A. Huegel, and “Alaska Native Resilience" by Holly Miowak Guise.
Promotional image for the University of Washington Press Spring Book Sale, running April 1–30. The background features a textured painting of a flowering tree branch with pink blossoms. Bold pink text reads “SPRING BOOK SALE.” Below, smaller text says “40% off and free domestic shipping – Use code WSPRING25.” Website listed as uwapress.uw.edu, with the University of Washington Press logo at the bottom.
Author Timothy Thurston holding his book, Satirical Tibet: The Politics of Humor in Contemporary Amdo.
A collage of book covers on Asian studies, featuring titles on topics such as Tibetan humor, Chinese characters, conservation in China, Taiwan's sovereignty, and necropolitics in Singapore.
Book cover of Chinese Characters Across Asia by Zev Handel. The cover features a background of vertical strips of manuscripts with handwritten Chinese characters in shades of blue, beige, and gray. A large white circle in the center contains the book's title in bold teal letters and the subtitle in smaller brown text: 'How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.' The author's name appears in white capital letters at the bottom
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