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Chicano Rap
Gender and Violence in the Postindustrial Barrio
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive look at the meanings and uses of rap music and hip hop culture among Chicano/a youth.
Deception and Abuse at the Fed
Henry B. Gonzalez Battles Alan Greenspan's Bank
University of Texas Press
An authoritative, well-documented exposé of abuses of power at the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) during the tenure of renowned chairman, Alan Greenspan.
Around the World with LBJ
My Wild Ride as Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant
University of Texas Press
LBJ’s personal pilot—one of the few to fly Air Force One and simultaneously hold a full-time job in the White House—offers vivid recollections of the thirty-sixth president.
World War II and Mexican American Civil Rights
Edited by Richard Griswold del Castillo
University of Texas Press
The first book-length account of how World War II galvanized Mexican Americans of the “Greatest Generation” to seek full rights and inclusion in American society.
The Los Angeles Plaza
Sacred and Contested Space
By William David Estrada; Introduction by Devra Weber
University of Texas Press
The first in-depth study of Los Angeles through the lens of its original core at the old city Plaza.
Texas Monthly On . . .
Food
Edited by editors of Texas Monthly; Introduction by Evan Smith
University of Texas Press
Some of the most delicious writing about food and food culture in Texas—recipes included—from the state's tastemaker magazine, Texas Monthly.
Teatro Chicana
A Collective Memoir and Selected Plays
University of Texas Press
A firsthand history of a Chicana women's political theatre group that operated in the 1970s and 1980s in San Diego.
Santiago's Children
What I Learned about Life at an Orphanage in Chile
By Steve Reifenberg; Introduction by Paul Farmer
University of Texas Press
A beautifully written memoir about life among the most vulnerable, yet resilient residents of Latin America—its poor children.
Arabs in the Mirror
Images and Self-Images from Pre-Islamic to Modern Times
University of Texas Press
A fascinating look at how Arabs have sought to define their own identity and how they have been viewed by others from pre-Islamic times to the last decades of the twentieth century.
The Color of Loss
An Intimate Portrait of New Orleans after Katrina
By Dan Burkholder; Introduction by Andrei Codrescu
University of Texas Press
Using an innovative digital technology that creates photographs that look almost like paintings, Dan Burkholder offers a powerful new way of seeing New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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