Showing 501-520 of 2,902 items.
Harvey Penick
The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf
By Kevin Robbins; Introduction by Ben Crenshaw
University of Texas Press
This biography of legendary golf pro Harvey Penick, which won the USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award, reveals how he distilled a lifetime of coaching on and off the course into the best-selling sports book of all time, Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book.
Andean Cosmopolitans
Seeking Justice and Reward at the Spanish Royal Court
University of Texas Press
Shifting the focus of Atlantic World studies to the Iberian peninsula, this volume reveals how Andean travelers to the Spanish royal court helped to construct, maintain, and transform transoceanic networks of power.
Creating Pátzcuaro, Creating Mexico
Art, Tourism, and Nation Building under Lázaro Cárdenas
University of Texas Press
Presenting extensive archival research in a lively narrative, this study reveals how celebrated Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas mobilized cultural patronage and tourism in a project of nation building during the 1930s.
Texas Wildflowers
A Field Guide
University of Texas Press
Our best-selling field guide has been completely reorganized by flower colors for easier use—every wildflower is presented with a large color photo and an identifying description.
Misinformation and Mass Audiences
University of Texas Press
Addressing one of the most important but least-reported aspects of mass communication, this timely volume considers both the perils of misinformation and the possibilities for remedying its detrimental effects.
The New Gay for Pay
The Sexual Politics of American Television Production
University of Texas Press
Taking a bottom-up approach through interviews with numerous industry workers, this book deepens our understanding of the intricate processes behind the creation of the LGBT representations that appear on television.
Tropical Travels
Brazilian Popular Performance, Transnational Encounters, and the Construction of Race
By Lisa Shaw
University of Texas Press
Examining a range of popular cultural production, from music and dance to theater and film, this book explores how transatlantic and inter-American artistic exchanges redefined Brazilian identity, especially the perception of “race”.
Demosthenes, Speeches 23-26
Translated by Edward M. Harris
University of Texas Press
The final volume in The Oratory of Classical Greece series presents four speeches by or falsely ascribed to the most renowned of the ancient Greek orators, Demosthenes, which have not been translated in recent times.
Controlling Desires
Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
By Kirk Ormand
University of Texas Press
Now with new chapters on Greek vase painting and Roman artifacts and wall paintings, Controlling Desires is the essential classroom and general introduction to sexual practices, attitudes, and beliefs in the classical world.
Pushing in Silence
Modernizing Puerto Rico and the Medicalization of Childbirth
University of Texas Press
This history of evolving birthing practices in Puerto Rico reveals how dramatic transformations in childbirth resulted from broader economic, political, and cultural shifts toward a model of industrial nationhood.
The Mechanical Horse
How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life
University of Texas Press
In this lively cultural history, the journalist Margaret Guroff reveals how the bicycle has transformed American society, from making us mobile to empowering people in all avenues of life.
La India María
Mexploitation and the Films of María Elena Velasco
University of Texas Press
Drawing on extensive interviews with the late actress and other film industry professionals, this book surveys the work of performer, director, and producer María Elena Velasco and her central place in Mexploitation cinema.
Evolving Images
Jewish Latin American Cinema
Edited by Nora Glickman and Ariana Huberman
University of Texas Press
With critical essays by leading scholars from Latin America, the United States, Europe, and Israel, this is the first volume devoted to Jewish filmmaking and films with Jewish themes and characters in Latin America.
Kuxlejal Politics
Indigenous Autonomy, Race, and Decolonizing Research in Zapatista Communities
By Mariana Mora
University of Texas Press
This work of activist anthropology investigates the decolonializing cultural practices that the Zapatistas of Chiapas employed to resist the racialized policies of the Mexican neoliberal state and assert their autonomy.
The Mexican Mahjar
Transnational Maronites, Jews, and Arabs under the French Mandate
University of Texas Press
Drawing extensively on French colonial archives and historical ethnography, this book offers the first global history of Middle Eastern migrations to Latin America and the creation of Arab, French, and Mexican transnational networks.
Hysterical!
Women in American Comedy
University of Texas Press
Ideal for classroom use, this anthology of original essays by the leading authorities on women’s comedy surveys the disorderly, subversive, and unruly performances of women comics from silent film to contemporary multimedia
Power Moves
Transportation, Politics, and Development in Houston
By Kyle Shelton
University of Texas Press
Adding an important new chapter to the history of postwar metropolitan development, this book investigates how struggles over transportation systems have defined both the physical and political landscapes of Houston.
From Strangers to Neighbors
Post-Disaster Resettlement and Community Building in Honduras
By Ryan Alaniz
University of Texas Press
Presenting case studies of two Honduran resettlements that have experienced very different outcomes, this book identifies the type and quality of support that resettlements need in order to become successful communities.
REMEX
Toward an Art History of the NAFTA Era
University of Texas Press
Featuring dozens of compelling images, this transformative reading of borderland and Mexican cultural production—from body art to theater, photography, and architecture—draws on extensive primary research to trace more than two decades of social and polit
Monitoring the Movies
The Fight over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America
University of Texas Press
This deeply researched history investigates how Progressive-era activists sought to encourage the creation and consumption of high-quality films while lobbying against state-supervised motion picture censorship.
Stay Informed
Subscribe nowRecent News