Showing 271-285 of 2,898 items.
Roots of Resistance
A Story of Gender, Race, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras
University of Texas Press
A first-of-its-kind study of the working-class culture of resistance on the Honduran North Coast and the radical organizing that challenged US capital and foreign intervention at the onset of the Cold War, examining gender, race, and place.
Land without Masters
Agrarian Reform and Political Change under Peru's Military Government
By Anna Cant
University of Texas Press
A fresh perspective on the way the Peruvian government's major 1969 agrarian reforms transformed the social, cultural, and political landscape of the country.
From a Taller Tower
The Rise of the American Mass Shooter
University of Texas Press
There is no silence on earth deeper than the silence between gunshots; From a Taller Tower faces the depths of that silence, which follows in the wake of the mass shootings that have plagued the United States.
Arrian the Historian
Writing the Greek Past in the Roman Empire
University of Texas Press
The most comprehensive study to date of Arrian of Nicomedia as a historical thinker, this book enriches broader understandings of the way history is written and sheds new light on intellectual culture in the Roman Empire.
The First New Chronicle and Good Government
On the History of the World and the Incas up to 1615
University of Texas Press
An authoritative, annotated English translation from the original manuscript of one of the best sources for understanding the culture of the Incas and the first century of colonial Peru.
Tragedy Plus Time
National Trauma and Television Comedy
University of Texas Press
As the saying goes, “Comedy equals tragedy plus time,” but in the face of tragedies on a national scale, comedy becomes the medium through which audiences untangle accepted understandings of what it means to be American.
Banana Cultures
Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States
By John Soluri
University of Texas Press
A lively, interdisciplinary history of why the banana became America's most popular fresh fruit and how its popularity has affected the “banana republics” of Central America.
Why Labelle Matters
By Adele Bertei
University of Texas Press
Crafting a legacy all their own, the reinvented Labelle subverted the “girl group” aesthetic to invoke the act’s Afrofuturist spirit and make manifest their vision of Black womanhood.
The Sports Revolution
How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics
University of Texas Press
The story of Texas’s impact on American sports culture during the civil rights and second-wave feminist movements, this book offers a new understanding of sports and society in the state and the nation as a whole.
A Singing Army
Zilphia Horton and the Highlander Folk School
By Kim Ruehl
University of Texas Press
The first biography of activist and musician Zilphia Horton, a woman who inspired thousands of working people and left a legacy that changed the world.
Modernity for the Masses
Antonio Bonet's Dreams for Buenos Aires
University of Texas Press
A provocative examination of how the discourse and practice of modern architecture was transformed by its encounter with large populations and the volatile politics of twentieth-century Argentina.
It Can Be This Way Always
Images from the Kerrville Folk Festival
University of Texas Press
A graceful and searching photographic ode to the people of the Kerrville Folk Festival, who gather annually in the Texas Hill Country to celebrate music and live an idealistic combination of nonconformity and intentional community.
Lone Star Vistas
Travel Writing on Texas, 1821-1861
By Astrid Haas
University of Texas Press
In the early and mid-nineteenth century, travelers from Mexico, Germany, and the United States wrote vivid accounts of their experiences in Texas, helping to craft a lasting yet contested identity for the territory.
Herodotus and the Question Why
University of Texas Press
An intriguing study of the methods used by the Father of History, providing a new window into ancient historiography and the interwoven nature of scientific and historical discovery.
Promiscuous Power
An Unorthodox History of New Spain
University of Texas Press
Using the rowdy, raunchy, and violent life histories of the local officials and settlers who first colonized Mexico, this iconoclastic book reveals the inherent difficulties of imposing a colonial order in the Americas.
Stay Informed
Subscribe nowRecent News