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Thunder Shaman
Making History with Mapuche Spirits in Chile and Patagonia
University of Texas Press
The first study of how Mapuche shamans make history, this book challenges perceptions of shamans as being outside of history and examines how shamans themselves understand notions of civilization, savagery, and historical processes.
The Accidental Archives of the Royal Chicano Air Force
By Stephanie Sauer; Introduction by Ella Maria Diaz
University of Texas Press
Employing a creative mix of real and fictive events, objects, and people that subverts assumptions about the archiving and display of historical artifacts, this innovative book both documents and evokes an arts collective that played a significant role in the Chicano movement.
Amazonia in the Anthropocene
People, Soils, Plants, Forests
University of Texas Press
With implications for the human role in global environmental change, this timely study explores how pre-Columbian Amerindians and contemporary rural Amazonians have affected their environment and how that environment sometimes resists human manipulation.
Sacrifice, Violence, and Ideology Among the Moche
The Rise of Social Complexity in Ancient Peru
University of Texas Press
With a comprehensive presentation of the archaeology and visual culture of a key Moche site, this pioneering book investigates why ritual violence and human sacrifice were central to the development of Moche rulership and the reinforcement of social stratification.
How to Be a Texan
The Manual
By Andrea Valdez; Illustrated by Abi Daniel
University of Texas Press
With easy-to-follow steps and illustrations for dozens of activities, this friendly guidebook provides all you need to be an authentic Texan, whether you’ve recently arrived in the state or you just want a refresher on the finer points of Lone Star lore.
Latin America at 200
A New Introduction
University of Texas Press
Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, this book is the perfect introduction to Latin America as it enters its third century of independence during a period of sustained economic growth and social dev
Six Memos from the Last Millennium
A Novelist Reads the Talmud
University of Texas Press
The critically acclaimed author of A Blessing on the Moon, The English Disease, and A Curable Romantic explores stories from the Talmud, one of the most sacred Jewish texts, to discover the modern wisdom in these ancient tales.
Nothing Fancy
Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food
University of Texas Press
Featuring new and revised recipes, photos, and bêtes noires, this culminating book of an illustrious career presents the favorite dishes and personal stories of the world’s foremost authority on traditional Mexican cooking and one of its most-celebrated f
Islam and Popular Culture
University of Texas Press
With well-structured chapters by leading scholars who explain key developments and concepts clearly, Islam and Popular Culture is the first comprehensive overview of this important subject.
Graphic Borders
Latino Comic Books Past, Present, and Future
Edited by Frederick Luis Aldama and Christopher González
University of Texas Press
The first volume in a trailblazing series on world comics and graphic nonfiction, this book presents a comprehensive array of historical, formal, and cognitive approaches to Latino comics—an exciting popular culture space that captures the distinctive and
The Light of Coincidence
The Photographs of Kenneth Josephson
University of Texas Press
The Light of Coincidence is the definitive, career-spanning retrospective of the work of one of America’s premier, yet seldom published, conceptual photographers, whose distinctive images combine a love of perceptual awareness with wry humor.
A Love Letter to Texas Women
By Sarah Bird
University of Texas Press
The acclaimed author of Above the East China Sea and The Yokota Officers Club celebrates the uniqueness of Texas women in this beautifully designed gift book
Mexican Migration to the United States
Perspectives From Both Sides of the Border
Edited by Harriett D. Romo and Olivia Mogollon-Lopez
University of Texas Press
Bringing together leading scholars from Mexico and the United States in fields ranging from economics to anthropology, this timely anthology presents empirical research on key immigration policy issues and analyzes the many push-pull facets of Mexico-US m
Captivity Beyond Prisons
Criminalization Experiences of Latina (Im)migrants
University of Texas Press
Escobar examines the criminalization of Latina (im)migrants, delving into questions of reproduction, technologies of power, and social justice in a prison system that consistently devalues the lives of Latinas.
Beyond Machismo
Intersectional Latino Masculinities
By Aída Hurtado and Mrinal Sinha
University of Texas Press
Challenging prevailing notions of Latino machismo, sexism, and homogeneity, this book demonstrates how education, life experiences, and exposure to feminist ideas are changing the norms, values, and perceptions of young Latino men and their communities.
Trying to Get Over
African American Directors after Blaxploitation, 1977-1986
By Keith Corson
University of Texas Press
This groundbreaking text focuses on the post-blaxploitation era of American filmmaking and illuminates contributions of directors who, although largely unrecognized, have shaped popular culture over the past quarter century.
Lost Causes
Blended Sentencing, Second Chances, and the Texas Youth Commission
By Chad R. Trulson, Darin R. Haerle, Jonathan W. Caudill, and Matt DeLisi; Introduction by James W. Marquart
University of Texas Press
The first longitudinal study of more than 3,000 juveniles convicted of serious and violent crimes, Lost Causes investigates whether blended (juvenile and adult) sentencing programs actually deter delinquent minors from becoming hardened adult criminals.
Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots
Multiplicities in Film and Television
Edited by Amanda Ann Klein and R. Barton Palmer
University of Texas Press
Surveying a wide range of international productions, this collection of essays by established and emerging scholars investigates the important cultural work performed by repetition, or multiplicities, in film and television.
Theory Development in the Information Sciences
Edited by Diane H. Sonnenwald
University of Texas Press
The inaugural volume in a new series on the information sciences, this book brings together many well-known and senior contributors to offer the first broad overview of theory development across a wide range of related disciplines.
The CIA in Hollywood
How the Agency Shapes Film and Television
University of Texas Press
With new chapters covering Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and Argo, this critically acclaimed book interrogates the nature and extent of the CIA’s influence on film and television.
A Promising Problem
The New Chicana/o History
Edited by Carlos Kevin Blanton
University of Texas Press
In this collection of innovative, thought-provoking essays, established and emerging scholars consider the sea changes taking place within Chicana/o scholarship, the shifting racial and political boundaries of Chicana/o communities, and new perspectives o
The Nutshell Technique
Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
University of Texas Press
Presenting a proven technique for screenwriting centered on a character’s flaws and strengths, an expert screenwriting coach shows writers exactly how to construct screenplays that tell compelling, satisfying stories.
Real Love, No Drama
The Music of Mary J. Blige
University of Texas Press
Tracing the whole sweep of Mary J. Blige’s career through the critically acclaimed 2014 album, The London Sessions, this is the first serious look at the music and cultural impact of one of the most important musical artists to emerge in the past quarter
Madonnaland
And Other Detours into Fame and Fandom
By Alina Simone
University of Texas Press
In the spirit of Carl Wilson’s Let’s Talk About Love, Madonnaland takes us on a revelatory road trip through the quirky hinterlands of celebrity and fandom and the quest to make music that matters in the face of relentless commercialism.
Entre Guadalupe y Malinche
Tejanas in Literature and Art
Edited by Inés Hernández-Ávila and Norma E. Cantú
University of Texas Press
Entre Guadalupe y Malinche is the first-ever collection of Tejana literary and artistic production, gathering the writings of more than fifty authors and the artwork of eight artists.
A Camera in the Garden of Eden
The Self-Forging of a Banana Republic
University of Texas Press
This pioneering contribution to visual culture studies reveals how banana plantation workers and their families used photography to visually assert their identities and rights as citizens, despite being outmatched by a powerful multinational corporation.
Texas Gardening the Natural Way
The Complete Handbook
University of Texas Press
The first complete, state-of-the-art organic gardening handbook for Texas.
Hard Scrabble
Observations on a Patch of Land
By John Graves
University of Texas Press
Now back in print—the second volume in the acclaimed Brazos Trilogy by John Graves, who is widely acknowledged as Texas’s most beloved writer.
From a Limestone Ledge
Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas
By John Graves
University of Texas Press
Now back in print—the third volume in the acclaimed Brazos Trilogy by John Graves, who is widely acknowledged as Texas’s most beloved writer.
Texas Turtles & Crocodilians
A Field Guide
University of Texas Press
In this extensively illustrated field guide, two of the state’s most knowledgeable herpetologists present the first complete identification guide to all thirty-one native and established exotic turtle species in Texas, as well as the American Alligator.
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