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Progressive Country

How the 1970s Transformed the Texan in Popular Culture

University of Texas Press

An examination of the turbulent, transformative 1970s through the lens of central Texas’s counterculture, from the cosmic cowboys of the Armadillo World Headquarters to Américo Paredes and the performance folklore movement.

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Performing Piety

Singers and Actors in Egypt's Islamic Revival

University of Texas Press

Tracing the Islamization of Egyptian celebrities and their fans and the emergence of an Islamic aesthetics, this book offers a unique history of the religious revival in Egypt through the lens of the performing arts.

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I Ask for Justice

Maya Women, Dictators, and Crime in Guatemala, 1898–1944

University of Texas Press

This study of the Guatemalan legal system during the regimes of two of Latin America’s most repressive dictators reveals the surprising extent to which Maya women used the courts to air their grievances and defend their human rights.

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The Dissenting Voice

The New Essay of Spanish America, 1960-1985

University of Texas Press

How political, social, and aesthetic changes made their way into the essayistic writings of twenty-six Spanish American intellectuals.

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Ancient Architecture of the Southwest

By William N. Morgan; Introduction by Rina Swentzell
University of Texas Press

This study presents a comprehensive architectural survey of ancient structures in the region ranging from Colorado in the north to Chihuahua in the south and from Nevada in the west to eastern New Mexico.

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Women, Gender, and the Palace Households in Ottoman Tunisia

University of Texas Press

This examination of Tunisia’s ruling family between 1700 and 1900 reveals the significance of the palace and the crucial political and economic roles women played in the family’s relationship with the imperial government.

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The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One

How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry

University of Texas Press

Now updated with an extensive afterword that reveals how the bank failures of 2008 resulted from the lack of regulatory oversight discussed in this book, here is the acclaimed insider’s account of how financial super predators brought down an industry by

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Literature and Social Justice

Protest Novels, Cognitive Politics, and Schema Criticism

University of Texas Press

Drawing insights from cognitive and social neuroscience, this book uncovers the cognitive roots of social injustice and makes a powerful case that literature can positively alter the way we view others and promote social justice.

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Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest

Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

University of Texas Press

Now expanded to cover more plants of New Mexico and Arizona, here is the most complete guide to edible and useful Southwestern plants, including recipes, teas and spices, natural dyes, medicinal uses, poisonous plants, fibers, basketry, and industrial uses.

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Color

American Photography Transformed

By John Rohrbach, Sylvie Pénichon, and Amon Carter Museum of American Art
University of Texas Press

The first book that addresses color in photography from the beginning of the medium to the present, this landmark copublication with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art explores how color transformed photography into today’s dominant artistic form.

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