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The Disobedient Writer
Women and Narrative Tradition
University of Texas Press
A study of women's writings that offer counter-readings of familiar Western narratives.
Political Recruitment across Two Centuries
Mexico, 1884-1991
University of Texas Press
A definitive account of the paths to power Mexican political leaders pursued during the period 1884 to 1992.
Mexican Anarchism after the Revolution
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive treatment of the intellectual foundations, history, politics, and strategy of Mexican anarchism since the Revolution.
Kuna Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy
University of Texas Press
In this study, Karin Tice explores the impact of the commercialization of mola production on Kuna society.
Errant Journeys
Adventure Travel in a Modern Age
University of Texas Press
An examination of how the idea of adventure travel has been commericalized, and how adventure travel changes the places travelled to.
A Texas-Mexican Cancionero
Folksongs of the Lower Border
By Américo Paredes; Introduction by Manuel Peña
University of Texas Press
Sixty-six folksongs from Tejano culture.
William Goyen
Selected Letters from a Writer’s Life
University of Texas Press
These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, chronicle Goyen’s long participation in the writing life and offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America.
The Gay Place
By Billy Lee Brammer; Introduction by Don Graham
University of Texas Press
Three interlocking stories about a fictional Texas governor.
Tejano Religion and Ethnicity
San Antonio, 1821-1860
University of Texas Press
In this pioneering study, Timothy Matovina explores the central role of Tejano Catholicism in forging a unique ethnic identity and in binding the community together.
Maya for Travelers and Students
A Guide to Language and Culture in Yucatan
University of Texas Press
Written in nontechnical terms for learners who have a basic knowledge of simple Mexican Spanish, the book presents easily understood, practical information for anyone who would like to communicate with the Maya in their native language.
Inherit the Alamo
Myth and Ritual at an American Shrine
University of Texas Press
How different groups use the Alamo as a symbol, and what they do with its mythology.
A Political Education
A Washington Memoir
University of Texas Press
An insider's view of Washington in the 1950s and 1960s, of the tumultuous presidency of Lyndon Johnson, and of the conflicts and factions of the president's staff.
The Road to Love Canal
Managing Industrial Waste before EPA
University of Texas Press
This book examines industrial waste disposal before the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970.
No Quittin' Sense
University of Texas Press
The life story of Rev. C. C. "Charley" White, whose one-man war on poverty and intolerance has inspired thousands of readers since the book was first published in 1969.
Hunter-Gatherer Mortuary Practices during the Central Texas Archaic
University of Texas Press
This detailed archaeological report describes the human skeletal remains, burial furnishings, and fauna recovered from the first carefully excavated hunter-gatherer burial site in central Texas.
Folklore and Culture on the Texas-Mexican Border
By Américo Paredes; Edited by Richard Bauman
University of Texas Press
This book brings Paredes's scholarly essays to a wider readership.
Cultivating Crisis
The Human Cost of Pesticides in Latin America
University of Texas Press
The author draws on ten years of field research to tell the stories of international development strategies, pesticide problems, and agrarian change in Latin America.
Black Texas Women
150 Years of Trial and Triumph
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive history of black Texas women, a previously neglected group whose 150 years of continued struggle and some successes against the oppression of racism and sexism deserve to be better known and understood.
Cultural Economies Past and Present
University of Texas Press
An analytical tool kit for studying economic processes in all societies and at all times.
High Concept
Movies and Marketing in Hollywood
By Justin Wyatt
University of Texas Press
This pioneering study explores the development and dominance of the high concept movie within commercial Hollywood filmmaking since the late 1970s.
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