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COVID and Gender in the Middle East

Edited by Rita Stephan
University of Texas Press

A comprehensive study of the gendered economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa.

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The Olympics that Never Happened

Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth

University of Texas Press

A look back at how powerful politicians, business leaders, and a diverse cast of activists used a thwarted Olympics to shape the state of Colorado and the city of Denver.

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Sharpening the Legal Mind

How to Think Like a Lawyer

University of Texas Press

An introduction to what every law student and practitioner needs to know about legal reasoning.

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Before Lawrence v. Texas

The Making of a Queer Social Movement

University of Texas Press

The grassroots queer activism and legal challenges that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision in favor of gay and lesbian equality.

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Unseen Art

Making, Vision, and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica

University of Texas Press

An examination of how ancient Mesoamerican sculpture was experienced by its original audiences.

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The Rural State

Making Comunidades, Campesinos, and Conflict in Peru's Central Sierra

University of Texas Press

A study of the intersection of rural populations, state formation, and the origins of political conflict in Peru.

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Palestinian Rituals of Identity

The Prophet Moses Festival in Jerusalem, 1850-1948

University of Texas Press

An innovative approach to modern Palestinian history as viewed through a study of the Prophet Moses festival from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.

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The Untranslatable Image

A Mestizo History of the Arts in New Spain, 1500–1600

University of Texas Press

Moving beyond the dominant model of syncretism, this extensively illustrated volume proposes a completely different approach to the field known as Latin American “colonial art,” positioning it as a constitutive part of Renaissance and early modern art his

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A Rainbow of Gangs

Street Cultures in the Mega-City

University of Texas Press

This cross-cultural study of Los Angeles gangs identifies the social and economic factors that lead to gang membership and underscores their commonality across four ethnic groups--Chicano, African American, Vietnamese, and Salvadorian.

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The Right Kind of Suffering

Gender, Sexuality, and Arab Asylum Seekers in America

University of Texas Press

An examination of Arab asylum seekers who feel compelled to package their tales of disenfranchisement and suffering to satisfy a deeply reluctant immigration system.

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