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Trillin on Texas

University of Texas Press

A remarkably perceptive portrait of the Lone Star State, this collection of pieces from the New Yorker, the Nation, and other publications presents highlights of bestselling author Calvin Trillin’s classic writing on Texas subjects.

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Pitching Democracy

Baseball and Politics in the Dominican Republic

University of Texas Press

How Dominicans contribute to Major League Baseball and what they receive in return.

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Contar historias

Escritura creativa en el aula

University of Texas Press

A collection of essays and stories written in Spanish by students for students.

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A Pure Solar World

Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism

University of Texas Press

Surveying the range of Sun Ra’s extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought “space music” to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of black people in an inhospitable white world.

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Texas Lithographs

A Century of History in Images

University of Texas Press

A stunning and comprehensive collection of lithographs from 1818 to 1900 Texas.

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COVID and Gender in the Middle East

Edited by Rita Stephan
University of Texas Press

A comprehensive study of the gendered economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa.

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The Olympics that Never Happened

Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth

University of Texas Press

A look back at how powerful politicians, business leaders, and a diverse cast of activists used a thwarted Olympics to shape the state of Colorado and the city of Denver.

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Sharpening the Legal Mind

How to Think Like a Lawyer

University of Texas Press

An introduction to what every law student and practitioner needs to know about legal reasoning.

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Before Lawrence v. Texas

The Making of a Queer Social Movement

University of Texas Press

The grassroots queer activism and legal challenges that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision in favor of gay and lesbian equality.

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Unseen Art

Making, Vision, and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica

University of Texas Press

An examination of how ancient Mesoamerican sculpture was experienced by its original audiences.

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The Rural State

Making Comunidades, Campesinos, and Conflict in Peru's Central Sierra

University of Texas Press

A study of the intersection of rural populations, state formation, and the origins of political conflict in Peru.

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Palestinian Rituals of Identity

The Prophet Moses Festival in Jerusalem, 1850-1948

University of Texas Press

An innovative approach to modern Palestinian history as viewed through a study of the Prophet Moses festival from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.

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The Untranslatable Image

A Mestizo History of the Arts in New Spain, 1500–1600

University of Texas Press

Moving beyond the dominant model of syncretism, this extensively illustrated volume proposes a completely different approach to the field known as Latin American “colonial art,” positioning it as a constitutive part of Renaissance and early modern art his

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A Rainbow of Gangs

Street Cultures in the Mega-City

University of Texas Press

This cross-cultural study of Los Angeles gangs identifies the social and economic factors that lead to gang membership and underscores their commonality across four ethnic groups--Chicano, African American, Vietnamese, and Salvadorian.

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The Right Kind of Suffering

Gender, Sexuality, and Arab Asylum Seekers in America

University of Texas Press

An examination of Arab asylum seekers who feel compelled to package their tales of disenfranchisement and suffering to satisfy a deeply reluctant immigration system.

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The Foundations of Glen Canyon Dam

Infrastructures of Dispossession on the Colorado Plateau

University of Texas Press

A history of the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam and social imbalances that resulted from it.

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Unraveling Time

Thirty Years of Ethnography in Cuenca, Ecuador

University of Texas Press

A compelling chronicle of economic, political, and social development in Cuenca.

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Before Writing, Vol. I

From Counting to Cuneiform

University of Texas Press

A fascinating book on the origins of writing.

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Cinema's Original Sin

D.W. Griffith, American Racism, and the Rise of Film Culture

University of Texas Press

How century-long arguments about The Birth of a Nation have profoundly shaped ideas about film, race, and art.

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Fatherhood in the Borderlands

A Daughter's Slow Approach

University of Texas Press

A contemplative exploration of cultural representations of Mexican American fathers in contemporary media.

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Visible Borders, Invisible Economies

Living Death in Latinx Narratives

University of Texas Press

A thorough examination of the political and economic exploitation of Latinx subjects, migrants, and workers through the lens of Latinx literature, photography, and film.

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Siblings of Soil

Dominicans and Haitians in the Age of Revolutions

University of Texas Press

After revolutionary cooperation between Dominican and Haitian majorities produced independence across Hispaniola, Dominican elites crafted negative myths about this era that contributed to anti-Haitianism.

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Migrant Feelings, Migrant Knowledge

Building a Community Archive

Edited by Robert Irwin
University of Texas Press

A collection of digital stories from the Humanizing Deportation project that reveals a uniquely expert point of view of Mexican and Central American migrant experiences: those of the migrants themselves.

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You're with Stupid

kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie Music

University of Texas Press

An insider’s look at how Chicago’s underground music industry transformed indie rock in the 1990s.

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The Color Pynk

Black Femme Art for Survival

University of Texas Press

A celebration of the distinctive and politically defiant art of Black queer, cis-, and transfemmes, from the work of Janelle Monáe and Janet Mock to that of Indya Moore and Kelsey Lu.

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Only the Names Have Been Changed

Dragnet, the Police Procedural, and Postwar Culture

University of Texas Press

In the postwar era, the police procedural series Dragnet informed Americans on the workings of the criminal justice system and instructed them in their responsibilities as citizens.

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Undocumented Motherhood

Conversations on Love, Trauma, and Border Crossing

University of Texas Press

An intimate portrayal of the hardships faced by an undocumented family navigating the medical and educational systems in the United States.

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Oaxaca in Motion

An Ethnography of Internal, Transnational, and Return Migration

University of Texas Press

An expansive survey of the cultural fluctuations experienced by Oaxacan migrants both inside and outside of Mexico.

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Maybe We'll Make It

A Memoir

University of Texas Press

Country music star Margo Price shares the story of her struggle to make it in an industry that preys on its ingenues while trying to move on from devastating personal tragedies.

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I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive

On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton

University of Texas Press

A moving memoir exploring how a poet found support and revival through Dolly Parton’s music and story.

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Black Country Music

Listening for Revolutions

University of Texas Press

How Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation.

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The Capitalist and the Critic

J. P. Morgan, Roger Fry, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

University of Texas Press

A skillful and fascinating retelling of the often testy relationship between J. P. Morgan and Roger Fry, two men who did more to establish the preeminence of the Metropolitan Museum of Art than any collector and curator before or since.

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The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law

Tenth Edition

University of Texas Press

The standard legal resource for Texas educators.

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Choreographing Mexico

Festive Performances and Dancing Histories of a Nation

University of Texas Press

The impact of folkloric dance and performance on Mexican cultural politics and national identity.

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T Bone Burnett

A Life in Pursuit

University of Texas Press

This first critical appreciation of T Bone Burnett reveals how the proponent of Americana music and producer of artists ranging from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to B. B. King and Elvis Costello has profoundly influenced American music and culture.

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Designing Pan-America

U.S. Architectural Visions for the Western Hemisphere

University of Texas Press

Coinciding with the centennial of the Pan American Union (now the Organization of American States), González explores how nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. architects and their clients built a visionary Pan-America to promote commerce and cultural exchange between United States and Latin America.

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Texas Takes Wing

A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State

University of Texas Press

This book celebrates the aviators, astronauts, airline executives, and other innovators who have made Texas an influential world leader in the aerospace industry over the past century.

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Plagues and Pencils

A Year of Pandemic Sketches

By Edward Carey; Foreword by Max Porter
University of Texas Press

A remarkable collection of words and illustrations documenting the first year of the pandemic.

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Apostles of Change

Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio

University of Texas Press

Unraveling the intertwined histories of Latino radicalism and religion in urban America, this book examines how Latino activists transformed churches into staging grounds for protest against urban renewal and displacement.

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Hope and Hard Truth

A Life in Texas Politics

University of Texas Press

A stirring memoir of liberal politics and personal reflection through years in Texas public service.

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