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Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora
Setting the Tent Against the House
University of Texas Press
Continuing the conversation she began in ReMembering Cuba: Legacy of a Diaspora, O’Reilly Herrera interviews artists who have participated in the ongoing exhibition CAFÉ: The Journeys of Cuban Artists to discover how these artists preserve and transform t
Costume and History in Highland Ecuador
University of Texas Press
Using a wide variety of archaeological and archival evidence of indigenous clothing, jewelry, and hairstyles, scholars trace the history of costume in Ecuador from prehistory to the twentieth century.
Nesting Birds of the Coastal Islands
A Naturalist's Year on Galveston Bay
By John C. Dyes
University of Texas Press
John C. Dyes presents a year in the life of the birds on the Texas Coast.
The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States
University of Texas Press
The first full-length treatment of the emergence of the modern Berber identity movement in North Africa and the Berber diaspora, the challenges it poses to Moroccan and Algerian authorities and to competing Islamist movements, and their responses to it.
Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants
A Texas History
University of Texas Press
A timely exploration of the political and cultural impact of U.S. naturalization laws on Mexicans in Texas, from early statehood years to contemporary controversies.
How Happy to Call Oneself a Turk
Provincial Newspapers and the Negotiation of a Muslim National Identity
University of Texas Press
Challenging established views about the development of a secular Turkish national identity, this history explores how the Turkish people used print media to incorporate their Islamic heritage into Turkish nationalism following World War II.
Flames after Midnight
Murder, Vengeance, and the Desolation of a Texas Community, Revised Edition
By Monte Akers
University of Texas Press
Now updated with a shocking deathbed confession and a touching account of reconciliation, here is the engrossing story of a 1922 lynching followed by a racially motivated reign of terror and the devastating effects both had on a small Texas town.
Damselflies of Texas
A Field Guide
By John C. Abbott; Illustrated by Barrett Anthony Klein
University of Texas Press
Here is the first field guide to the damselflies of Texas—which include more than half of all damselfly species found in North America—richly illustrated with digitally created images that show amazing details, as well as photos taken in the wild.
Account of the Fables and Rites of the Incas
By Cristóbal de Molina; Introduction by Brian S. Bauer
University of Texas Press
Based on eyewitness accounts of rituals conducted at the height of Inca rule, this is a key document that provides an unparalleled account of the prayers and religious celebrations of the Inca in a context of rapidly changing cultural practices.
In the Company of Scholars
The Struggle for the Soul of Higher Education
University of Texas Press
In this personal reflection on the status of higher education, Julius Getman probes the tensions between status and meaning, elitism and egalitarianism, that challenge the academy and academics today.
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