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The Chronicles of Panchita Villa and Other Guerrilleras
Essays on Chicana/Latina Literature and Criticism
University of Texas Press
A series of wide-ranging essays on the growth--and marginalization--of Chicana/Latina literature, criticism, and art.
Go-betweens and the Colonization of Brazil
1500–1600
University of Texas Press
A historically rich account of how “go-betweens”--individuals who could bridge indigenous and European cultures--helped shape Brazilian society in the sixteenth century.
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.
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