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Modernity for the Masses
Antonio Bonet's Dreams for Buenos Aires
University of Texas Press
A provocative examination of how the discourse and practice of modern architecture was transformed by its encounter with large populations and the volatile politics of twentieth-century Argentina.
It Can Be This Way Always
Images from the Kerrville Folk Festival
University of Texas Press
A graceful and searching photographic ode to the people of the Kerrville Folk Festival, who gather annually in the Texas Hill Country to celebrate music and live an idealistic combination of nonconformity and intentional community.
Lone Star Vistas
Travel Writing on Texas, 1821-1861
By Astrid Haas
University of Texas Press
In the early and mid-nineteenth century, travelers from Mexico, Germany, and the United States wrote vivid accounts of their experiences in Texas, helping to craft a lasting yet contested identity for the territory.
Herodotus and the Question Why
University of Texas Press
An intriguing study of the methods used by the Father of History, providing a new window into ancient historiography and the interwoven nature of scientific and historical discovery.
Promiscuous Power
An Unorthodox History of New Spain
University of Texas Press
Using the rowdy, raunchy, and violent life histories of the local officials and settlers who first colonized Mexico, this iconoclastic book reveals the inherent difficulties of imposing a colonial order in the Americas.
This Far and No Further
Photographs Inspired by the Voting Rights Movement
University of Texas Press
In This Far and No Further, photographer William Abranowicz delivers more than one hundred contemporary images of the places that shaped the civil rights movement, proving the Edmund Pettus Bridge and other historic sites still have stories to tell.
Brown Trans Figurations
Rethinking Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Chicanx/Latinx Studies
University of Texas Press
One of the first books focused solely on the trans Latinx experience, Brown Trans Figurations describes how transness and brownness interact within queer, trans, and Latinx historical narratives and material contexts.
Renegades and Rogues
The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Howard
By Todd B. Vick
University of Texas Press
A comprehensive biography of Robert E. Howard, the enigmatic creator of Conan the Barbarian and progenitor of the sword and sorcery genre, who published hundreds of short stories and poems before taking his own life at the age of thirty.
Borderlands Curanderos
The Worlds of Santa Teresa Urrea and Don Pedrito Jaramillo
University of Texas Press
A historical exploration of the worlds and healing practices of two curanderos (faith healers) who attracted thousands, rallied their communities, and challenged institutional powers.
Descendants of Aztec Pictography
The Cultural Encyclopedias of Sixteenth-Century Mexico
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive examination of Aztec pictorial encyclopedias and their creation, this book explores how indigenous artists documented their ancestral culture in these texts for those outside their community.
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