Duke University Press
  • Eating Right in America
    Eating Right in America • Charlotte Biltekoff
    "A brilliant, intersectional analysis and a thoroughly enjoyable read, Eating Right in America brings long-overdue skepticism to the insalubrious history of food- and weight-related finger wagging in America."—Marilyn Wann, author of FAT!SO?
  • Che on My Mind
    Che on My Mind • Margaret Randall
    "Randall presents a compelling personal meditation on a figure who has inspired legions of people, young and old, throughout the world, who struggle for a more just and decent human existence."—Noam Chomsky
  • Tony Allen
    Tony Allen • Tony Allen with Michael E. Veal
    "Tony Allen's memoir is an exceptional achievement that will make readers wish to have been there with them to live it all again."—John M. Chernoff, percussionist, ethnographer, author
  • Announcing a new home for e-Duke Books in 2014!
    The e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection is moving to HighWire. For more information, please read the press release and visit our new platform transition resource page.

Welcome to Duke University Press.

Duke University Press, internationally recognized as a prominent publisher of books and journals, publishes approximately 120 books annually and over 40 journals, as well as offering five electronic collections. A not-for-profit scholarly publisher, Duke University Press is best known for publishing in the humanities and social sciences.

  • Congratulations to Julie Livingston on being selected for a MacArthur "Genius" Grant! Read more here.
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  • Visit our Google calendar for a list of upcoming events featuring Duke authors including Dawn Bohulano Mabalon.
  • Read excerpts from our new books on Scribd.
  • Our Fall 2013 catalog is now available online.