Narrates the evolution of the western story from the Civil War to the present, focusing on books, movies, and people.

Mexico's relationship with the world during the 1930s is revealed as a fascinating series of calculated responses to domestic political changes and international economic shifts.

This revised edition provides an overview of American Indian/Alaska Native education from 1928 to 1998.

Vignettes of family, neighbors, friends, and secrets from his youth in the two Nogaleses--in Arizona and through the open gate into Mexico.

Uses medical records, journals, letters, interviews, and personal recollections to bring us closer than ever to the Mexican artist and her milieu.

Explores the role of sex and gender on California's multi-cultural frontier under the influences of Spain, Mexico, and the United States.

Traces the development of U.S. business interests in Latin America from the early 19th century to the present.

A modern horseback journey across 1,000 miles of desert and wilderness following the trail of the first European explorer in the American Southwest.

The first complete account of the largest battle in New Mexico, and a turning point in the Civil War in the West.

Whether tragic or comic, fantastic or earthy, whimsical or profound, these tales capture the mystery, fragility, and power of the Mayan world.

Provocative essays explore how ideas about human nature inform or shape human understanding of nature and the environment.

An honest portrayal of a life marked forever by the Vietnam war told from the perspective of a Chicano soldier.

Examines the lives and experiences of Show Indians from their own point of view.

An anthology of historical articles on European immigration to the American West in the 19th century.

Provides the first broad survey of Native American contributions during the war, examining how military service led to hightened expectations for changes in federal Indian policy and their standard of living.

An ethnohistorical history of the Spanish Borderlands written by specialists in the history of each region.

An anthology of diverse approaches and issues in the environmental history of the American West.

The humorous and moving story of three generations of a Jewish family in Argentina.

Lays out the contemporary legal and administrative status of these ancient irrigation institutions, suggesting public policy measures to keep the system alive.

For the first time, students and scholars interested in the Navajo language have a book that presents the verb system in a step-by-step and thorough fashion. By providing easy-to-follow descriptions with abundant examples, this book unravels the complexity of Navajo and reveals its expressiveness.

Honor was everywhere in Colonial Latin America, and to understand the many ways it had an impact on people's lives is to understand the organizing principles of a society.

An intriguing study of the popular culture of early twentieth century Mexico as seen through the penny broadsheets--bullfighters, bandits, politics, and the revolution.

An intimate study of a religious festival in contemporary Mexico that skillfully weaves together ethnography, history, and folklore.

An overview of the streams of Southern New Mexico that support trout, the natural history of the streams, and the habitats of the trout that live there.

A collection of traditional New Mexican Hispanic folktales gathered from the oral tradition in 1931 and translated by famed storyteller Joe Hayes.

A lively account of the role of the forensic anthropologist in the Office of the Medical Investigator--recovering bodies, establishing identities, and solving the puzzles of death.

Set along the Southwestern border, these stories explore growing up Hispanic and weaving together three distinct worlds--Mexico, the United States, and childhood.

Through The Journals of don Diego de Vargas, translated from official and private correspondence, we are drawn back, through conflict and compromise, into New Mexico's formative era in this boxed set.

An engaging study of stereotypes and archetypes of Native Americans in fiction and art.

This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present.

Meditations on growing garlic and on the farming way of life.

This remarkable work of anthropology breaks new ground in the study of Latin American female shamanism.

South American women authors look at the female experience.

The story of the house that Mabel built, and the artists, dreamers, hippies, and freaks that followed.

An account of Virgil Wyaco's life in both the traditional Zuni and modern Anglo worlds. His varied career demonstrates the heartbreaks and rewards of a Native American life bridging two cultures in the twentieth century.

Originally published in 1910, this stirring depiction of shtetl life in Argentina is once again available in paperback.

A revisionist account of the Tejano experience in south Texas from its Spanish colonial roots to 1900.

This desert mystery novel, set in Palm Springs in 1983, is from one of Chicana literature's finest writers.

Explores issues of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in nine recent novels by U.S. Latina/o writers.

The first substantial study of a Mexican Indian society that more than any other has preserved much of its ancient way of life and religion.

A journey through Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde balancing observations of past architectural and cultural achievements with suggestions and recommendations for design practices in the present.

A collection of twelve short stories presented from the perspective of a young boy, in which the author narrates his childhood experiences growing up in a family of Mexican migrant farmworkers.

A history of the national parks in Alaska and how they protect the natural ecosystems while allowing certain populations to use the parks to maintain their cultural traditions.

Inspired by Chief Joseph's statement that "the Earth and myself are of one mind," Dunsmore studies the works of major Native writers and their connection with the natural world.

This lively memoir describes trading post life from 1938 to 1950 and the many changes experienced by Navajos and all Americans during and after World War II.

Strickland argues that Indians can better sustain their worldview through law and culture, by remaining true to their heritage, tradition, and spirituality.

A personal view not only of a people whose life as savannah foragers is unique and fast-disappearing, but of the thoughts and actions of a young woman researcher during the hardest, and most exciting time in her life.

A book of Mayan myths that inhabit the landscape and language, the ruined citadels and living towns of Mayan people in the highlands of Guatemala.

Using innovative methodologies and theories to rethink American Indian history, this book challenges previous scholarship about Native Americans and their communities.

This book is a significant contribution to Navajo studies providing the earliest eighteenth-century eyewitness account of the Navajo in New Mexico.