UC Press Blog

The American Revolution didn't end in 1776—or on the East Coast. A new special issue of "California History" explores its lasting impact from California's unique vantage point.

Preview the new Summer 2026 issue of "Pacific Historical Review."

Toffoli discusses the images & technologies that helped construct the Border Patrol's public image, the historical roots of today's surveillance culture along the U.S.–Mexico border, & why visual history remains essential for understanding contemporary debates over immigration & state power.

We talk with Carlos Alonso Nugent, recipient of the 2025 Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Biography Essay Prize.

"The Public Historian" commemorates the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence with a special virtual issue.

As the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public, learn more about the history of presidential libraries.

Author Eduardo Elena the meaning of "Emerging El Dorado" and the challenges of researching and writing on an truly international topic.

An excerpt from John Dinges's book, "Chile in Their Hearts," a page-turning reinvestigation of two American activists murdered in Chile.

Author Khaled Beydoun on how football phenom Lamine Yamal’s decision to raise the Palestinian flag during Barcelona’s title parade signaled a bold embrace of political identity and solidarity.

An excerpt from John Kapusta's new book, "Self-Realization Nation."