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Land, Politics, and Memory in Five Nija’ib' K’iche’ Títulos

"The Title and Proof of Our Ancestors"

University Press of Colorado

Land, Politics, and Memory in Five Nija’ib’ K’iche’ Títulos is a careful analysis and translation of five Highland Maya títulos composed in the sixteenth century.

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Land, Politics, and Memory in Five Nija'ib' K'iche' Títulos

"The Title and Proof of Our Ancestors"

University Press of Colorado

Land, Politics, and Memory in Five Nija’ib’ K’iche’ Títulos is a careful analysis and translation of five Highland Maya títulos composed in the sixteenth century.

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Words and Worlds Turned Around

Indigenous Christianities in Colonial Latin America

Edited by David Tavárez; Foreword by William Taylor
University Press of Colorado

A sophisticated, state-of-the-art study of the remaking of Christianity by indigenous societies, Words and Worlds Turned Around reveals the manifold transformations of Christian discourses in the colonial Americas.

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The Lisu

Far from the Ruler

University Press of Colorado

This first-ever book about the Lisu brings their ironic worldview to life through vivid, often amusing accounts of individuals, communities, regions, and practices. One of the smallest and last groups of stateless people, and the most egalitarian of all Southeast Asian highland minorities, the Lisu have not only survived extremes at the crossroads of civil wars, the drug trade, and state-sponsored oppression but adapted to modern politics and technology without losing their identity.

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The Last Stand of the Pack

Critical Edition

University Press of Colorado

This critical edition explores the past and future of wolves in Colorado. Originally published in 1929, The Last Stand of the Pack is a historical account of the extermination of what were then believed to be the last wolves in Colorado.

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Stones, Bones, and Profiles

Exploring Archaeological Context, Early American Hunter-Gatherers, and Bison

University Press of Colorado
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Instead of Dying

University Press of Colorado, Center for Literary Publishing

Invoking spiders and senators, physicists and aliens, Lauren Haldeman’s second book, Instead of Dying, decodes the world of death with a powerful mix of humor, epiphany, and agonizing grief.

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Relating to Rock Art in the Contemporary World

Navigating Symbolism, Meaning, and Significance

University Press of Colorado

Relating to Rock Art in the Contemporary World challenges traditional ways of thinking about this highly recognizable form of visual heritage and provides insight into its contemporary significance.

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The Great Unknown

Japanese American Sketches

University Press of Colorado
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An Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology

Adaptations, Structures, Meanings

University Press of Colorado

This texbook exposes students to the cultural detail and personal experiences that lie in the anthropological record and extends their anthropological understanding to contemporary issues.

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