Publishers: Ohio University Press

About this publisher’s catalog

This catalog presents a diverse mix of nonfiction works that often explore regional natural history, social and cultural studies, and personal narratives. Readers can expect detailed examinations of local environments alongside historical and biographical perspectives. The range includes both scientific guides and reflective memoirs, offering varied entry points into American and global contexts.

What you’ll often find

  • In-depth studies of regional flora and fauna, emphasizing natural sciences and ecology
  • Historical accounts and document collections focusing on specific periods and places
  • Personal memoirs that intersect with broader social and cultural themes
  • Explorations of public policy and governance at local and national levels
  • Biographical works highlighting pioneering individuals and their achievements
  • Practical guides in specialized scientific and medical fields
  • Juvenile nonfiction that introduces historical and biographical topics to younger readers

How to browse this shelf

  • Start by choosing between natural science and social history topics to focus your search
  • Look for works centered on specific regions to explore local environments or histories
  • Seek out memoirs and biographies for more personal and narrative-driven reading experiences
  • Use subject clusters like government, ecology, or cultural studies to narrow down interests
  • Try juvenile nonfiction for accessible introductions to complex historical or scientific themes
  • Filter by practical guides if you want focused, instructional content in specialized areas
  • Consider the balance between broad surveys and detailed document collections when selecting

Good fit if you like

  • Thoughtful, research-based nonfiction with attention to place and environment
  • Reading that combines historical context with personal or social perspectives
  • Explorations of governance and policy grounded in real-world examples
  • Clear, accessible writing that introduces specialized topics without oversimplifying
  • A mix of narrative and reference styles, from memoirs to scientific guides
  • Engagement with both natural sciences and humanities in a regional or cultural frame
  • Occasional juvenile nonfiction that bridges adult and younger reader interests

Generated from the books currently available in this catalog.

  • Buying Time Debt and Mobility in the Western Indian Ocean — Thomas F. McDow

    Buying Time Debt and Mobility in the Western Indian Ocean — Thomas F. McDow

  • Captured Peace Elites and Peacebuilding in El Salvador — Christine J. Wade

    Captured Peace Elites and Peacebuilding in El Salvador — Christine J. Wade

  • American Pogrom The East St. Louis Race Riot and Black Politics — Charles L. Lumpkins

    American Pogrom The East St. Louis Race Riot and Black Politics — Charles L. Lumpkins

  • The Demographics of Empire: The Colonial Order and the Creation of Knowledge — Karl Ittmann

    The Demographics of Empire: The Colonial Order and the Creation of Knowledge — Karl Ittmann

  • Short Story Theories — Charles Edward May

    Short Story Theories — Charles Edward May

  • Power, Change, and Gender Relations in Rural Java A Tale of Two Villages — Ann R. Tickamyer

    Power, Change, and Gender Relations in Rural Java A Tale of Two Villages — Ann R. Tickamyer

  • Environmental Justice in South Africa — David A. McDonald

    Environmental Justice in South Africa — David A. McDonald

  • Welcome to Our Hillbrow A Novel of Postapartheid South Africa — Phaswane Mpe

    Welcome to Our Hillbrow A Novel of Postapartheid South Africa — Phaswane Mpe

  • Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America’s Heartland — Stephen E. Towne

    Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America’s Heartland — Stephen E. Towne

  • Imagining Serengeti: A History of Landscape Memory in Tanzania from Earliest Times to the Present (New African Histories) — Jan Bender Shetler

    Imagining Serengeti: A History of Landscape Memory in Tanzania from Earliest Times to the Present (New African Histories) — Jan Bender Shetler

  • Peacebuilding, Power, and Politics in Africa — Devon Curtis

    Peacebuilding, Power, and Politics in Africa — Devon Curtis

  • Fire in the Big House America’s Deadliest Prison Disaster — Mitchel P. Roth

    Fire in the Big House America’s Deadliest Prison Disaster — Mitchel P. Roth

  • Inventing Global Ecology Tracking the Biodiversity Ideal in India, 1947-1997 — Michael L. Lewis

    Inventing Global Ecology Tracking the Biodiversity Ideal in India, 1947-1997 — Michael L. Lewis

  • We Are Fighting the World: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947–1999 (New African Histories) — Gary Kynoch

    We Are Fighting the World: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947–1999 (New African Histories) — Gary Kynoch

  • In Step with the Times Mapiko Masquerades of Mozambique — Paolo Israel

    In Step with the Times Mapiko Masquerades of Mozambique — Paolo Israel

  • The Collected Novels of Paul Laurence Dunbar — Paul Laurence Dunbar

    The Collected Novels of Paul Laurence Dunbar — Paul Laurence Dunbar

  • The Maestro, the Magistrate & the Mathematician A Novel — Tendai Huchu

    The Maestro, the Magistrate & the Mathematician A Novel — Tendai Huchu

  • Once I Too Had Wings The Journals of Emma Bell Miles, 1908–1918 — Emma Bell Miles

    Once I Too Had Wings The Journals of Emma Bell Miles, 1908–1918 — Emma Bell Miles

  • The Life and Death of Gus Reed A Story of Race and Justice in Illinois During the Civil War and Reconstruction — Thomas William Bahde

    The Life and Death of Gus Reed A Story of Race and Justice in Illinois During the Civil War and Reconstruction — Thomas William Bahde