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The Politics of Patronage

Lawyers, Philanthropy, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

University of Texas Press

The first book about the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the influential work it has done for the Latina/o community, and the issues stemming from its dependence on large philanthropic organizations.

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Surviving Mexico

Resistance and Resilience among Journalists in the Twenty-first Century

University of Texas Press

A rigorously researched study shows how Mexican organized crime enjoys the protection of government officials, and some media companies, while individual journalists and their allies try to safeguard themselves and those willing to expose corruption and c

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Hollywood Shutdown

Production, Distribution, and Exhibition in the Time of COVID

University of Texas Press

A concise and timely analysis of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on film and television production, distribution, and exhibition in the first nine months of 2020.

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The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights

University of Texas Press

A thought-provoking study traces the origins of human rights beyond the Enlightenment to the evolution of humane discourse and empathetic thought in Ancient Greece.

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Razabilly

Transforming Sights, Sounds, and History in the Los Angeles Latina/o Rockabilly Scene

University of Texas Press

An engrossing deep dive into the sights, sounds, and sensibilities of the Latina/o Rockabilly scene in Los Angeles, its ties to working-class communities, and its dissemination through the post-NAFTA global landscape.

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Below the Stars

How the Labor of Working Actors and Extras Shapes Media Production

University of Texas Press

An examination of the critical influence of working actors and actors’ labor unions on industrial structures and practices in Hollywood, including film, television, and streaming.

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Why Marianne Faithfull Matters

University of Texas Press

A remarkable feminist history and biography that features fragments from the five-decade career of an iconic artist, who, despite a private life that overshadowed much of her early work, sculpted her own musical rebirth.

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Why Bushwick Bill Matters

University of Texas Press

An astute chronicle of the life and cultural significance of Bushwick Bill, who remixed spectacle as he exposed and exploited ableist and racist assumptions to become a singular voice in rap and the relentless battle over free speech in the United States.

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Reverberations of Racial Violence

Critical Reflections on the History of the Border

University of Texas Press

A trenchant collection of essays that details systematic, extralegal killings of Mexicans along the US southern border in the 1910s and explores the role of officially sanctioned violence in the history of US nation-building.

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Poggio Civitate (Murlo)

University of Texas Press

This richly illustrated volume provides the first broad synthesis of findings at Poggio Civitate, one of the best-preserved Etruscan archaeological sites.

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