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Why Lhasa de Sela Matters
By Fred Goodman
University of Texas Press
The first biography of the timeless bohemian world-music chanteuse who dazzled audiences around the globe and charted exhilarating new musical territory before her tragic death at thirty-seven.
All New, All Different?
A History of Race and the American Superhero
University of Texas Press
An eye-opening exploration of the relationship between racial attitudes and the evolution of the superhero in America, from Superman’s debut in 1938 through the Civil Rights era and contemporary reinventions.
Engendering Revolution
Women, Unpaid Labor, and Maternalism in Bolivarian Venezuela
University of Texas Press
The first in-depth study of the overlooked yet pivotal role played by maternalism, poor and working-class women’s unpaid labor, and unequal gender power relations in propelling and sustaining Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution.
Texas Seafood
A Cookbook and Comprehensive Guide
University of Texas Press
A sumptuous cookbook and illustrated guide to identifying, catching, buying, cooking, and savoring more than two hundred species of fish and seafood from the Texas Gulf.
Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys
Texas Politics, 1929-1932
University of Texas Press
In his deeply researched sequel to Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug, a master storyteller of Texas politics brings to life pivotal moments of backroom wrangling, economic crashes, and aftershocks still felt nearly a century later.
Road Sides
An Illustrated Companion to Dining and Driving in the American South
University of Texas Press
An illustrated A-to-Z companion for discovering the history, cuisine, and landmarks of a southern road trip.
The Eye of the Mammoth
New and Selected Essays
By Stephen Harrigan; Introduction by Nicholas Lemann
University of Texas Press
By the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling novels The Gates of the Alamo and Remember Ben Clayton, here is the definitive, career-spanning collection of nonfiction from one of America’s leading writers, Stephen Harrigan.
Big Wonderful Thing
A History of Texas
University of Texas Press
A tour de force by a New York Times best-selling author and master storyteller who captures the rich history of a state that sits at the center of the nation, yet defiantly stands apart.
Bea Nettles
Harvest of Memory
Edited by Jamie M. Allen and Olivia Lahs-Gonzales
University of Texas Press
A survey of ground-breaking mixed-media photography, spanning a half century of innovative perspectives that push the boundaries of how we define photography.
The Florentine Codex
An Encyclopedia of the Nahua World in Sixteenth-Century Mexico
Edited by Jeanette Favrot Peterson and Kevin Terraciano
University of Texas Press
Scholars explore the most significant trove of Nahua culture and language: an illustrated manuscript compiled after the Spanish conquest by a Franciscan friar with many indigenous authors and painters.
Earl Campbell
Yards after Contact
By Asher Price
University of Texas Press
A fascinating biography of the legendary Texas football star who earned the Heisman Trophy and an MVP award—while making wrenching sacrifices to achieve his record-setting greatness.
The Value of Aesthetics
Oaxacan Woodcarvers in Global Economies of Culture
By Alanna Cant
University of Texas Press
An ethnographic study of the economic and cultural impact of aesthetics, focusing on an internationally renowned workshop where Oaxacan woodcarvings, or alebrijes, are highly profitable.
Television Rewired
The Rise of the Auteur Series
University of Texas Press
From Twin Peaks (including the 2017 return) to Girls, a veteran critic and scholar draws on decades of industry expertise and exclusive interviews with renowned creators to examine the rise of art television.
Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States
A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
University of Texas Press
The first book devoted to the nearly 1,400 mushroom species found in the five-state Gulf Coast region—with more than 650 color illustrations and dichotomous identification keys that will delight foragers, cooks, and scholars alike.
Trail of Footprints
A History of Indigenous Maps from Viceregal Mexico
By Alex Hidalgo
University of Texas Press
This study explores how postconquest Mexican indigenous communities used maps to defend prized lands, to create a visual and social history of life before the Spanish, and to record knowledge of pre-Columbian plants.
Millennials in Architecture
Generations, Disruption, and the Legacy of a Profession
University of Texas Press
The first book to explore the impact of the newest generation of architects—with a call for firms and educators to foster leadership in Millennials, tapping their innovative capacity to shape the twenty-first century.
Graphic Memories of the Civil Rights Movement
Reframing History in Comics
By Jorge Santos
University of Texas Press
A study of five graphic novels or memoirs that have reshaped the narrative of civil rights in America—and an examination of the format’s power to allow readers to participate in the memory-making process.
Human Matter
A Fiction
By Rodrigo Rey Rosa; Translated by Eduardo Aparicio
University of Texas Press
In this provocative novel from an award-winning Guatemalan storyteller, a fiction writer dangerously delves into the long-buried National Police archive, exposing the legacies of systematic brutality and resistance.
Accountability Across Borders
Migrant Rights in North America
Edited by Xóchitl Bada and Shannon Gleeson
University of Texas Press
A timely, transnational examination of the institutions in Mexico, Canada, and the United States that engage migrant populations in becoming agents of change for immigrant rights while holding government authorities accountable.
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