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Designing Pan-America
U.S. Architectural Visions for the Western Hemisphere
By Robert Alexander González; Introduction by Robert Rydell
University of Texas Press
Coinciding with the centennial of the Pan American Union (now the Organization of American States), González explores how nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. architects and their clients built a visionary Pan-America to promote commerce and cultural exchange between United States and Latin America.
Texas Takes Wing
A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State
University of Texas Press
This book celebrates the aviators, astronauts, airline executives, and other innovators who have made Texas an influential world leader in the aerospace industry over the past century.
Plagues and Pencils
A Year of Pandemic Sketches
By Edward Carey; Foreword by Max Porter
University of Texas Press
A remarkable collection of words and illustrations documenting the first year of the pandemic.
Apostles of Change
Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio
University of Texas Press
Unraveling the intertwined histories of Latino radicalism and religion in urban America, this book examines how Latino activists transformed churches into staging grounds for protest against urban renewal and displacement.
Hope and Hard Truth
A Life in Texas Politics
University of Texas Press
A stirring memoir of liberal politics and personal reflection through years in Texas public service.
Conjured Bodies
Queer Racialization in Contemporary Latinidad
By Laura Grappo
University of Texas Press
This study argues that powerful authorities and institutions exploit the ambiguity of Latinidad in ways that obscure inequalities in the United States.
A Century of Brazilian Documentary Film
From Nationalism to Protest
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive study of Brazilian documentary filmmaking, offering a sweeping look at more than a century of cinematic journalism, propaganda, and artistry.
The Continuing Storm
Learning from Katrina
By Kai Erikson and Lori Peek
University of Texas Press
This final volume in the award-winning Katrina Bookshelf series reflects upon the lessons of Hurricane Katrina and what they reveal about our society and current cultural climate.
Mario Barradas and Son Jarocho
The Journey of a Mexican Regional Music
University of Texas Press
The regional and transnational impact of the Son Jarocho musical tradition.
Crossing Waters
Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature & Art
University of Texas Press
An innovative study of the artistic representations of undocumented migration within the Hispanophone Caribbean.
The Essential Isocrates
University of Texas Press
The foundational writings of Isocrates, newly translated and placed in historical context.
Black Panther
University of Texas Press
An exploration of the artistic and political importance of a pioneering film.
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.
More City than Water
A Houston Flood Atlas
Edited by Lacy M. Johnson and Cheryl Beckett
University of Texas Press
Writers explore a city’s relationship with chronic catastrophic flooding.
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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