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Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2
Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes
University of Texas Press
The second and final volume of the definitive reference to Gulf of Mexico fishes.
Decolonizing the Sodomite
Queer Tropes of Sexuality in Colonial Andean Culture
University of Texas Press
A groundbreaking study of alternative gender and sexuality in the colonial Andean world.
Art in the Cinematic Imagination
University of Texas Press
An illuminating exploration of the relationship between art and cinema, from Hitchcock to Scorsese.
Writing Pancho Villa's Revolution
Rebels in the Literary Imagination of Mexico
By Max Parra
University of Texas Press
How Mexican culture after the Revolution created an enduring literary legacy surrounding the famed revolutionary leader Francisco “Pancho” Villa.
With Her Machete in Her Hand
Reading Chicana Lesbians
University of Texas Press
The first history of Chicana lesbian writing from the 1970s until today.
Technophobia!
Science Fiction Visions of Posthuman Technology
University of Texas Press
A timely examination of the conflict between the techno-utopia promised by real-world scientists and the techno-dystopia predicted by science fiction.
Shakin' Up Race and Gender
Intercultural Connections in Puerto Rican, African American, and Chicano Narratives and Culture (1965–1995)
University of Texas Press
The first comparative study of the literature and cultures of three distinct yet interrelated ethnic groups: Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and Chicanos.
Reclaiming a Plundered Past
Archaeology and Nation Building in Modern Iraq
University of Texas Press
How the modern Iraqi state has used archaeology to forge a sense of nationhood and political legitimacy.
Multiculturalism and the Mouse
Race and Sex in Disney Entertainment
University of Texas Press
A spirited defense of Disney entertainment which argues that Disney paved the way for today's multicultural values through its positive portrayal of women, ethnic minorities, gays, and non-Christian spirituality.
The Women of Karbala
Ritual Performance and Symbolic Discourses in Modern Shi'i Islam
Edited by Kamran Scot Aghaie
University of Texas Press
Twelve ethnographic essays that explore women's roles in the rituals that commemorate the Battle of Karbala, the central religious observance of Shi'i Islam.
The First Texas News Barons
University of Texas Press
A fascinating look at how newspaper publishers including A. H. Belo and George B. Dealey (Dallas Morning News), William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby (Houston Post), Jesse H. Jones (Houston Chronicle), and Amon G. Carter Sr. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) pla
Rethinking Urban Parks
Public Space and Cultural Diversity
University of Texas Press
A study of five major urban parks, including New York's Prospect Park and Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, that offers a blueprint for promoting and maintaining cultural diversity in parks around the world.
Nine Contemporary Jewish Plays
University of Texas Press
A sampling of plays by Donald Margulies and other contemporary Jewish playwrights that exemplifies the diversity and excellence of Jewish theatre today.
Brown Gumshoes
Detective Fiction and the Search for Chicana/o Identity
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive study of the Chicana/o detective novel and its reflection on post-nationalist Chicana/o culture.
After-Dinner Conversation
The Diary of a Decadent
By José Asunción Silva; Translated by Kelly Washbourne
University of Texas Press
The first English translation of one of Spanish America's finest fin de siècle novels.
Words of the True Peoples/Palabras de los Seres Verdaderos: Anthology of Contemporary Mexican Indigenous-Language Writers/Antología de Escritores Actuales en Lenguas Indígenas de México
Volume Two/Tomo Dos: Poetry/Poesía
University of Texas Press
The second book in a major three-volume trilingual anthology of Mexican indigenous writing.
Texas Coast
By Laurence Parent and Joe Nick Patoski
University of Texas Press
Laurence Parent's superb photographs and Joe Nick Patoski's enjoyable text create an unmatched portrait of the Texas coast.
Social Stratification and Mobility in Central Veracruz
University of Texas Press
An authoritative ethnography of how provincial Mexican social classes and upward mobility have changed dramatically since the 1910 Revolution.
Mapping and Empire
Soldier-Engineers on the Southwestern Frontier
Edited by Dennis Reinhartz and Gerald D. Saxon
University of Texas Press
Leading historians discuss the roles of the Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. militaries in mapping the Greater Southwest from the sixteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries.
Conjunto
By John Dyer; Introduction by Joe Nick Patoski
University of Texas Press
Dramatic photographs of the most important and influential conjunto performers-including Flaco Jiménez, Valerio Longoria, Mingo Saldívar, Eva Ybarra, and Lydia Mendoza- accompanied by personal appreciations of the music that together proclaim conjunto's s
The Women of CourtWatch
Reforming a Corrupt Family Court System
University of Texas Press
The inspiring and courageous story of women activists whose grassroots campaign defeated powerful judges and brought justice to a family court system.
The Man Who Swam into History
The (Mostly) True Story of My Jewish Family
University of Texas Press
A collection of stories by an award-winning historian that preserves fragments of memory-true or false, remembered or imagined-from three generations of a Jewish family
The Great Confusion in Indian Affairs
Native Americans and Whites in the Progressive Era
By Tom Holm
University of Texas Press
How Native Americans' sense of identity and “peoplehood” helped them resist and ultimately defeat the U.S. government's attempts to assimilate them into white society in the early twentieth century.
The Death of Ramón González
The Modern Agricultural Dilemma
By Angus Wright
University of Texas Press
An updated edition of Angus Wright's now-classic indictment of chemical-dependent agriculture in Latin America.
The Death and Life of Drama
Reflections on Writing and Human Nature
By Lance Lee
University of Texas Press
A veteran screenwriter and screenwriting teacher's probing analysis of the dramatic elements that make good films “work”
The Bullet Meant for Me
By Jan Reid
University of Texas Press
Now available in paperback for the first time . . . Jan Reid's powerful, moving account of what being shot during a robbery in Mexico City and the painful road to recovery taught him about manhood, friendship, and marriage.
Texas Bug Book
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
University of Texas Press
Texas's top organic gardening experts help you identify and organically control all the most common beneficial and harmful bugs.
Myself and Strangers
A Memoir of Apprenticeship
By John Graves
University of Texas Press
Now available in paperback for the first time . . . The story of the decade-long apprenticeship that paved the way for John Graves' masterwork, Goodbye to a River.
Muslim Women Activists in North America
Speaking for Ourselves
Edited by Katherine Bullock
University of Texas Press
Eighteen autobiographical essays by U.S. and Canadian Muslim women who are active in fighting for social justice both within and beyond the Muslim community.
James Surls: The Splendora Years, 1977-1997
University of Texas Press
A beautifully illustrated exhibition catalog that documents the astonishingly creative work of American sculptor James Surls and the artists' colony he founded at Splendora, Texas
Dames in the Driver's Seat
Rereading Film Noir
University of Texas Press
Astute analyses of how gender, class, and race have been portrayed in classic film noir (1941-1958) and in retro-noir and neo-noir films of the 1990s
Brown on Brown
Chicano/a Representations of Gender, Sexuality, and Ethnicity
University of Texas Press
An investigation of the ways in which race and sexuality intersect and function in Chicano/a literature and film.
America's Neighborhood Bats
Understanding and Learning to Live in Harmony with Them
University of Texas Press
A new, thoroughly updated edition of America's most popular and reliable guide to bats-over 140,000 copies sold!
Maya Intellectual Renaissance
Identity, Representation, and Leadership
University of Texas Press
A leading Mayan intellectual and activist discusses the Maya movement and the future of Guatemala.
Coach Royal
Conversations with a Texas Football Legend
University of Texas Press
UT's most beloved coach tells his life story in his own words--includes 55 photos, many never before published.
Border Identifications
Narratives of Religion, Gender, and Class on the U.S.-Mexico Border
By Pablo Vila
University of Texas Press
How the stories people tell about religion, gender, and class define identities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
When States Kill
Latin America, the U.S., and Technologies of Terror
Edited by Cecilia Menjivar and Nestor Rodriguez
University of Texas Press
Thirteen essays exploring state-sponsored terrorism in Latin America and its connection to the U.S.
Thinking with Things
Toward a New Vision of Art
University of Texas Press
A major new vision of what art is and why we create it, in the tradition of George Kubler’s The Shape of Time and Michael Baxandall’s Patterns of Intention.
The Late Archaic across the Borderlands
From Foraging to Farming
Edited by Bradley J. Vierra
University of Texas Press
Leading U.S. and Mexican scholars investigate the groundbreaking transition from foraging to farming in the North American Southwest.
The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism
University of Texas Press
A history of the largest and longest-lasting people’s revolt in the Arab East, which attempted to liberate Syria from French rule in 1925.
The Community Forests of Mexico
Managing for Sustainable Landscapes
University of Texas Press
An overview and assessment of how local communities in Mexico manage their forests for profit and sustainability.
Spanish Verbs Made Simple(r)
University of Texas Press
An easier, yet more complete approach to learning Spanish verbs than the highly popular 501 Spanish Verbs.
The Black Death in Egypt and England
A Comparative Study
University of Texas Press
A cogent economic analysis of why the Black Death devastated Egypt while it revitalized England.
Quality Education for Latinos and Latinas
Print and Oral Skills for All Students, K–College
By Rita Portales and Marco Portales
University of Texas Press
A proven method for enhancing the teacher-student relationship and increasing student skills.
Living with Coyotes
Managing Predators Humanely Using Food Aversion Conditioning
University of Texas Press
A thoughtful, well-argued plea for using humane methods to manage North America’s most adaptable animal predator.
First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix
By Regina Rheda; Translated by Adria Frizzi, REYoung, David Coles, and Charles A. Perrone; Introduction by Christopher Dunn
University of Texas Press
A collection of short stories and a novella by Brazilian writer Regina Rheda
Framing Female Lawyers
Women on Trial in Film
University of Texas Press
A probing look at film representations of women lawyers during the Reagan-Bush era.
Chicanas and Chicanos in School
Racial Profiling, Identity Battles, and Empowerment
University of Texas Press
A powerful account of how racial identity issues affect Chicana/o students’ school success.
What Women Watched
Daytime Television in the 1950s
University of Texas Press
Viewing popular women’s daytime TV programs of the 1950s from a feminist perspective.
To Alcatraz, Death Row, and Back
Memories of an East LA Outlaw
By Ernie López and Rafael Pérez-Torres
University of Texas Press
A graphic, insider’s account of doing time in Alcatraz and on death row in San Quentin.
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