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Understanding Misunderstandings
A Practical Guide to More Successful Human Interaction
University of Texas Press
Why many common types of misunderstandings arise and how they can be avoided or corrected.
Islam's Political Culture
Religion and Politics in Predivided Pakistan
University of Texas Press
An examination of the political dimension of Islam in predivided Pakistan (1947–1971).
Eight Plays for Children
The New Generation Play Project
Edited by Coleman A. Jennings; Introduction by Suzan L. Zeder
University of Texas Press
This book provides the full text of the plays produced through the NGPP.
Lizards on the Mantel, Burros at the Door
A Big Bend Memoir
By Etta Koch and June Cooper Price
University of Texas Press
A woman's life in the Big Bend in the 1940s.
The Forgetting of Air in Martin Heidegger
By Luce Irigaray; Translated by Mary Beth Mader
University of Texas Press
In this complex, lyrical, meditative engagement with the later work of the eminent German philosopher, Irigaray critiques Heidegger's emphasis on the element of earth as the ground of life and speech and his "oblivion" or forgetting of air.
Pobre Raza!
Violence, Justice, and Mobilization among México Lindo Immigrants, 1900-1936
University of Texas Press
This book examines the response of Mexican immigrants to Anglo American prejudice and violence early in the twentieth century.
Men and Popular Music in Algeria
The Social Significance of Raï
University of Texas Press
A popular music form as a lens for viewing Algerian society.
Earth, Water, and Sky
A Naturalist's Stories and Sketches
University of Texas Press
In these popularly written, often lyrical essays, Johnsgard describes some of his most fascinating encounters with birds.
Disputes and Democracy
The Consequences of Litigation in Ancient Athens
University of Texas Press
This study uses Athenian court speeches to trace the consequences for both disputants and society of individuals’ decisions to turn their quarrels into legal cases.
A Vaquero of the Brush Country
The Life and Times of John D. Young
By John D. Young and J. Frank Dobie
University of Texas Press
This true story of the Texas brush range and the first cowboys, as thrilling as any tale of fiction, has become a classic in Western literature.
The Kin Who Count
Family and Society in Ottoman Aleppo, 1770-1840
University of Texas Press
A groundbreaking study of family life among the upper classes of the Ottoman Empire in the pre-modern and early modern period.
Machado de Assis
Reflections on a Brazilian Master Writer
Edited by Richard Graham
University of Texas Press
This book is designed not only to call new attention to this Brazilian master but also to raise questions about the nature of literature itself and current alternative views on how it can be approached.
Western Representations of the Muslim Woman
From Termagant to Odalisque
By Mohja Kahf
University of Texas Press
How the image of Muslim women changed in Western literature from medieval times to the Romantic era.
Exchange and the Maiden
Marriage in Sophoclean Tragedy
By Kirk Ormand
University of Texas Press
Insights into how Athenians thought about the institution of marriage, gleaned from the plays of Sophocles.
Women in Television News Revisited
Into the Twenty-first Century
By Judith Marlane; Introduction by Howard Rosenberg
University of Texas Press
Seventy of the foremost women in television news reflect on their professional successes, the personal and professional sacrifices that often bought those successes, and the barriers that still confront women in the news business.
Gender and Modernity in Andean Bolivia
University of Texas Press
How the state's desire for a racially and culturally homogenous society has been deployed through images of womanhood that promote the notion of an idealized, acculturated female body.
Xicoténcatl
An anonymous historical novel about the events leading up to the conquest of the Aztec empire
Edited by Guillermo Castillo-Feliú
University of Texas Press
Written as Spain’s New World colonies fought for their independence in the early nineteenth century, Xicoténcatl stands out as a beautiful exposition of an idealized New World about to undergo the tremendous changes wrought by the Spanish Conquest.
The Okapi
Mysterious Animal of Congo-Zaire
By Susan Lyndaker Lindsey, Mary Neel Green, and Cynthia L. Bennett; Introduction by Jane Goodall; Illustrated by Mary Neel Green
University of Texas Press
In this popularly written book, three long-time observers of the okapi present a complete, contemporary natural history of this appealing relative of the giraffe.
The Green Republic
A Conservation History of Costa Rica
University of Texas Press
A readable history of how Costa Rica established a national park system as a response to rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems.
The Freedmen's Bureau and Black Texans
University of Texas Press
Drawing on a wealth of previously unused documentation in the National Archives, this book offers new insights into the workings of the Freedmen's Bureau and the difficulties faced by Texas Bureau officials, who served in a remote and somewhat isolated ar
Shaping the Discourse on Space
Charity and Its Wards in Nineteenth-Century San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Texas Press
How municipal officials and the Casa de Beneficencia shaped the discourse on public and private space and thereby marginalized the worthy poor and vagrants, "liberated" Africans, indigent and unruly women, and destitute children.
Reinventing Texas Government
University of Texas Press
A history of a proven tool for improving the effectiveness of state government services through surveys of employee attitudes toward their organizations.
Parks for Texas
Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive history of the founding and building of the Texas state park system.
Our National Parks and the Search for Sustainability
By Bob R. O'Brien; Illustrated by Gary O'Brien
University of Texas Press
In this book, longtime park visitor and professional geographer Bob O’Brien explores the National Park Service’s attempt to achieve "sustainability"—a balance that allows as many people as possible to visit a park that is kept in as natural a s
Women in Mexico
A Past Unveiled
By Julia Tuñón Pablos; Translated by Alan Hynds
University of Texas Press
This work examines the role of Mexican women from pre-Cortés to the 1980s.
Texas Wildlife Resources and Land Uses
Edited by Raymond C. Telfair
University of Texas Press
To take stock of our current wildlife and land resources, identify challenges facing them, and offer strategies for future management and conservation, this book presents over twenty-five essays by experts from a wide range of governmental and private org
Out of the Mouths of Slaves
African American Language and Educational Malpractice
By John Baugh; Introduction by William Labov
University of Texas Press
John Baugh, an authority on African American English, dissects and challenges many of the prevailing myths about African American language and its place in American society.
Colonias and Public Policy in Texas and Mexico
Urbanization by Stealth
University of Texas Press
This book presents the results of a major study of colonias in three transborder metropolitan areas and uncovers the reasons why colonias are spreading so rapidly.
Ace Reid and the Cowpokes Cartoons
University of Texas Press
This book brings together 139 of Ace Reid's popular "Cowpokes" cartoons, reproduced in large format to show the artistry and attention to detail that characterized Reid's work.
South American Cinema
A Critical Filmography, 1915-1994
Edited by Timothy Barnard and Peter Rist
University of Texas Press
A distinguished team of contributors has compiled entries on 140 significant South American feature films from the silent era until 1994.
Private Property and the Endangered Species Act
Saving Habitats, Protecting Homes
Edited by Jason F. Shogren; Introduction by William D. Ruckelshaus
University of Texas Press
To provide policymakers, landowners, and other stakeholders in the Endangered Species Act debates with impartial baseline information, this book offers multidisciplinary perspectives on the role that private property plays in protecting endangered species
e-mail trouble
love and addiction @ the matrix
University of Texas Press
In this daring, postmodern autobiography, S. Paige Baty recounts her search for love and community on the Internet.
American Indian Literature and the Southwest
Contexts and Dispositions
University of Texas Press
This groundbreaking book explores the Southwest as both a real and a culturally constructed site of migration and encounter, in which the very identities of “alien” and “native” shift with each act of travel.
The Theater of Plautus
Playing to the Audience
University of Texas Press
Moore examines Plautus's metatheatrical techniques, such as actors' asides and monologues to the audience.
More Adventures with Britannia
Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain
Edited by Wm. Roger Louis
University of Texas Press
A collection of essays on British life and culture.
Haunted Greece and Rome
Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity
University of Texas Press
An innovative, interdisciplinary study combining a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity.
Chicano Politics and Society in the Late Twentieth Century
Edited by David Montejano
University of Texas Press
The essays in this collection offer a wide-ranging portrayal of the complex situation of Mexican Americans as the twenty-first century begins.
The Sacred Landscape of the Inca
The Cusco Ceque System
University of Texas Press
Bauer synthesizes extensive archaeological survey work with archival research into the Inca social groups of the Cusco region, their land holdings, and the positions of the shrines to offer a comprehensive, empirical description of the ceque system.
Cosmos, Self, and History in Baniwa Religion
For Those Unborn
University of Texas Press
In this ethnography of Baniwa religion, Robin M. Wright explores the myths of creation and how they have been embodied in religious movements and social action—particularly in a widespread conversion to evangelical Christianity.
Birds of the Trans-Pecos
By Jim Peterson and Barry R. Zimmer; Introduction by Victor Emanuel; Illustrated by Gail Diane Yovanovich
University of Texas Press
Designed for intermediate to advanced birders, Birds of the Trans-Pecos provides an annotated checklist of all 482 species found in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas.
A Wetland Biography
Seasons on Louisiana’s Chenier Plain
By Gay M. Gomez
University of Texas Press
In this multifaceted study, Gay Gomez explores the interaction of the land, people, and wildlife of the Chenier Plain, revealing both the uniqueness of the region and the challenges it faces.
Rituals of Respect
The Secret of Survival in the High Peruvian Andes
By Inge Bolin
University of Texas Press
In this beautifully written ethnography, Bolin describes the rituals of respect that maintain harmonious relations among people, the natural world, and the realm of the gods in an isolated Andean community of llama and alpaca herders that reaches up to 16
Perennial Gardens for Texas
By Julie Ryan
University of Texas Press
This book is a complete guide to perennial gardening in Texas and similar regions of eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas.
Modernismo, Modernity and the Development of Spanish American Literature
University of Texas Press
Cathy L . Jrade undertakes a full exploration of the modernista project and shows how it provided a foundation for trends and movements that have continued to shape literary production in Spanish America throughout the twentieth century.
Between Field and Cooking Pot
The Political Economy of Marketwomen in Peru, Revised Edition
University of Texas Press
This revised edition offers an updated appraisal of what neoliberal politics and economics mean in the lives of marketwomen in the nineties, based on new fieldwork conducted in 1997.
Savage Cinema
Sam Peckinpah and the Rise of Ultraviolent Movies
University of Texas Press
Stephen Prince explains the rise of explicit violence in the American cinema, its social effects, and the relation of contemporary ultraviolence to the radical, humanistic filmmaking that Peckinpah practiced.
Realm of the Saint
Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism
University of Texas Press
This book presents a systematic history of Moroccan Sufism through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries C.E. and a comprehensive study of Moroccan Sufi doctrine, focusing on the concept of sainthood.
Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1
Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes
By John McEachran and Janice D. Fechhelm
University of Texas Press
This book is the first of two volumes that cover the entire fish fauna of the Gulf of Mexico.
Access to Origins
Affines, Ancestors, and Aristocrats
University of Texas Press
A broadly cross-cultural study of aristocracy in chiefly societies.
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