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The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection

A History and Catalog

University of Texas Press

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection that combines images of type from the collection with a history of the origin of nineteenth-century wood type designs.

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More City than Water

A Houston Flood Atlas

University of Texas Press

Writers explore a city’s relationship with chronic catastrophic flooding.

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From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals

US Central Americans and the Cultural Politics of Non-Belonging

University of Texas Press

A meticulous survey of US media treatments of Central Americans.

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Taking Form, Making Worlds

Cartonera Publishers in Latin America

University of Texas Press

The first comprehensive study of cartonera, a vibrant publishing phenomenon born in Latin America.

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Making The Best Years of Our Lives

The Hollywood Classic That Inspired a Nation

University of Texas Press

How a Hollywood gem transformed the national discourse on post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Last Gangster in Austin

Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia

University of Texas Press

A true-crime showdown that takes readers back to the grittier and weirder Austin of the 1970s.

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Amazigh Politics in the Wake of the Arab Spring

University of Texas Press

An account of the Amazigh people who took advantage of the Arab Spring to press political demands.

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Why Patti Smith Matters

University of Texas Press

A meditation on the artistry and influence of Patti Smith.

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Women's Voices in Digital Media

The Sonic Screen from Film to Memes

University of Texas Press

An examination of the sound and silence of women in digital media.

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The Running Kind

Listening to Merle Haggard

University of Texas Press

A new and expanded biography of one of country music’s most celebrated singer-songwriters.

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DJ Screw

A Life in Slow Revolution

University of Texas Press

How a DJ’s innovative chopped and screwed technique changed the Houston hip-hop scene.

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Blue Architecture

Water, Design, and Environmental Futures

University of Texas Press

A guide to water-focused and climate-resilient architectural and urban design.

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Riot and Rebellion in Mexico

The Making of a Race War Paradigm

University of Texas Press

Challenging conventional narratives of Mexican history, this book establishes race-making as a central instrument for the repression of social upheaval in nineteenth-century Mexico rather than a relic of the colonial-era caste system.

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Autism in Film and Television

On the Island

University of Texas Press

An essay collection reckons with pop-cultural depictions of autism.

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Border Land, Border Water

A History of Construction on the US-Mexico Divide

University of Texas Press

A 150-year history of the border region between the United States and Mexico, told through the fences and barriers, the river engineering projects, and the surveillance infrastructure that have reshaped the natural landscape.

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