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The Devil's Sinkhole
By Bill Wittliff; Illustrated by Joe Ciardiello
University of Texas Press
In this engrossing sequel to The Devil’s Backbone, the young man Papa and his cowboy amigo Calley Pearsall confront a legendary killer with a thirst for revenge and a psychopathic boy as the two friends search for the beautiful captive Pela Rosa.
On Story—Screenwriters and Filmmakers on Their Iconic Films
University of Texas Press
Award-winning screenwriters and filmmakers, including Ron Howard, Callie Khouri, Jonathan Demme, Ted Tally, Jenny Lumet, and Harold Ramis, discuss their careers and iconic films in these lively conversations transcribed from the acclaimed PBS series On St
New Maricón Cinema
Outing Latin American Film
University of Texas Press
Presenting a comprehensive overview of recent queer cinema in Latin America, this pathfinding volume identifies a new vein of filmmaking that promotes affective relationships between viewers and homo/trans/intersexed characters.
The Tacos of Texas
By Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece
University of Texas Press
With authentic recipes, behind-the-scenes stories, and recommendations of where the locals eat, this is the indispensable guide to Texas’s appetizingly diverse tacos and taco culture by the authors of Austin Breakfast Tacos.
Directed by God
Jewishness in Contemporary Israeli Film and Television
By Yaron Peleg
University of Texas Press
The first study of its kind, Directed by God analyzes several representations of Jewish religiosity in Israeli film and television that challenge secular Zionism in contemporary Israeli society.
A People Without a State
The Kurds from the Rise of Islam to the Dawn of Nationalism
University of Texas Press
This comprehensive history traces the complex development of Kurdish distinctiveness from the beginnings of Islam through the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of Kurdish nationalism after World War I.
We Could Not Fail
The First African Americans in the Space Program
By Richard Paul and Steven Moss
University of Texas Press
Profiling ten pioneer African American space workers, including technicians, mathematicians, engineers, and an astronaut candidate, this book tells an inspiring, largely unknown story of how the space program served as a launching pad for a more integrate
The Revolutionary Imaginations of Greater Mexico
Chicana/o Radicalism, Solidarity Politics, and Latin American Social Movements
University of Texas Press
This analysis of Chicana/o social movements of the 1970s reveals the numerous transnational connections that inspired anti-imperialism across borders and fostered organizers, poets, journalists, and others on the front lines of social change.
The Republic of Football
Legends of the Texas High School Game
University of Texas Press
With interviews and stories of celebrated players, including past and present NFL stars, as well as legendary coaches and dynastic teams from across Texas, The Republic of Football captures the standout moments in Friday night lights.
The Recurring Dream
By Rocky Schenck; Introduction by William Friedkin
University of Texas Press
This collection of new work by the fine art photographer Rocky Schenck presents hand-tinted color images that lead viewers through hypnotic landscapes and subversive tableaux rich in psychological subtext and unpredictable narratives.
Practicing Transnationalism
American Studies in the Middle East
Edited by Eileen T. Lundy and Edward J. Lundy
University of Texas Press
Practicing Transnationalism explores the challenges of teaching American studies in the Middle East during a time of tension and conflict between the United States and the region.
Fade to Gray
Aging in American Cinema
By Timothy Shary and Nancy McVittie
University of Texas Press
Analyzing hundreds of films, including classics such as You Can’t Take It With You, Rosemary’s Baby, Grumpy Old Men, and Nebraska, this book critiques Hollywood’s representations of aging and the elderly from the silent era to the present.
Don't Suck, Don't Die
Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
By Kristin Hersh; Introduction by Amanda Petrusich
University of Texas Press
A haunting ode to a lost friend, this memoir by the acclaimed author of Rat Girl offers the most personal, empathetic look at the creative genius and often-tormented life of singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt that is ever likely to be written.
Arresting Development
Comics at the Boundaries of Literature
University of Texas Press
Contrary to the idea that comics have naturally matured into respectability, Arresting Development offers a new understanding of comics’ history that connects the genre’s difficult past to its unstable present and uncertain future.
Antebellum
By Gilles Mora
University of Texas Press
These impressionistic, rarely seen images by prominent French photographer and critic Gilles Mora evoke the disappearing culture of the Deep South.
The Mammals of Texas
University of Texas Press
Updated with the most recent advances in molecular biology and in wildlife ecology and management, The Mammals of Texas remains the definitive book on this subject, with nearly 13,000 copies sold.
The Chora of Metaponto 6
A Greek Settlement at Sant'Angelo Vecchio
University of Texas Press
The sixth volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology’s series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of a long-occupied Greek settlement that includes a full range of building types.
Comfort and Glory
Two Centuries of American Quilts from the Briscoe Center
University of Texas Press
Showcasing 115 remarkable quilts that span more than two hundred years of American quiltmaking, this volume introduces an outstanding collection of American quilts and quilt history documentation, the Winedale Quilt Collection at the Briscoe Center for Am
Brand Islam
The Marketing and Commodification of Piety
University of Texas Press
Focusing on the rise of “Brand Islam,” this book considers how the highly lucrative marketing of goods and services as “Islamic” or “halal” is reshaping the religious, cultural, and economic lives of Muslim consumers and communities around the globe.
Ritual Violence in the Ancient Andes
Reconstructing Sacrifice on the North Coast of Peru
Edited by Haagen D. Klaus and J. Marla Toyne
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive synthesis of a major topic in Andean archaeology, this volume reconstructs the complex and situational motivations underlying ritual killing and the broader range of pre- and post-killing rites that were integral to ancient liturgi
Kalima wa Nagham
A Textbook for Teaching Arabic, Volume 2
University of Texas Press
This textbook presents an innovative Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) curriculum that enhances language learning and builds cultural awareness by incorporating media language to help students understand news reports and original cartoons that
The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages
By Chris Rogers
University of Texas Press
Drawing on a wealth of previously neglected data to fully describe all aspects of phonology, morphology, and syntax as well as historical development, this is the most comprehensive reference book published to date on southeastern Guatemala’s four nearly
The Politics of Dependency
US Reliance on Mexican Oil and Farm Labor
University of Texas Press
Through an unprecedented analysis of two crucial energy sectors, this book illuminates the economic and political factors that caused the United States and Mexico to develop an asymmetrical codependency that disproportionally benefits the United States.
Beyond the City
Resource Extraction Urbanism in South America
University of Texas Press
Presenting five case studies from South America, this foundational book examines the roles played by architecture and urban design in large territorial transformation projects, which remake landscapes but leave a questionable legacy when resource-extracti
Afghanistan
Between Hope and Fear
University of Texas Press
One of the world’s leading female photojournalists presents a powerful photo essay of daily life in war-torn Afghanistan, offering the most complete visual narrative history of this pivotal Middle East country currently in print.
Progressive Mothers, Better Babies
Race, Public Health, and the State in Brazil, 1850-1945
University of Texas Press
This illuminating study explores the social and cultural history of Brazilian family health and welfare policies—particularly the effect of the reform-minded maternalist movement on impoverished women and children and on the uneven integration of Afro-Bra
Becoming Belafonte
Black Artist, Public Radical
University of Texas Press
Spotlighting a vibrant episode in the evolution of African American culture and consciousness in America, this book illuminates how multitalented performer Harry Belafonte became a civil rights icon, internationalist, and proponent of black pride and powe
Heaven, Hell, and Everything in Between
Murals of the Colonial Andes
University of Texas Press
This first comprehensive English-language study of the church-wall paintings created in Peru’s Cuzco region from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth centuries unveils the complex intersections of religious artists, indigenous congregants, and colon
Black Bodies, Black Rights
The Politics of Quilombolismo in Contemporary Brazil
University of Texas Press
Through extensive field research, this book examines the complicated legal and personal journey facing modern descendants of runaway slave communities as they seek constitutionally granted reparations for their ancestors’ hardships.
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