Welcome to the UNC Press Virtual Exhibit for the American Sociological Association.










Scroll to see our newest releases!
We’re looking forward to getting together at the conference. But if you are not traveling this year, we’re bringing our book exhibit to you.
From virtually anywhere, you can browse our list of new and recent titles, chat with our editor Lucas Church, learn about our new books in our Studies in Social Medicine Series, and more.
We’re also proud to announce two new book series launching with new books publishing in the fall. Click on the links below to check them out:
Congratulations to our Book Award Winner!

Winner of the
2023 Outstanding Book Award
from the Section on Inequality, Poverty, Mobility
of the American Sociological Association
All of our books (in fact, our entire site) are available now at our 40 percent ASA conference discount. Plus if your order totals $75, domestic U.S. shipping is FREE! Just use promo code 01DAH40 at checkout.
Click here for our full list of books in Sociology.
Follow the links at the left for information on submitting a book proposal, ordering desk or examination copies (even free digital exam copies), classroom permissions, disability resources, and more. We’ve even created a handy FAQ document, with answers to the most-asked questions we get at exhibit booths.
Click on any book below to learn more. And, using our View Inside feature, you can leaf through the pages for a preview of each new book, just as if you were standing at our booth. Check it out on each book page.
A State-by-State Guide to Understanding and Transforming the Right to Farm
Reconstructing the Landscapes of Slavery
A Visual History of the Plantation in the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World
Debating Yoga and Mindfulness in Public Schools
Reforming Secular Education or Reestablishing Religion?
Biomedicalization and the Practice of Culture
Globalization and Type 2 Diabetes in the United States and Japan