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Prophets of Agroforestry
Guaraní Communities and Commercial Gathering
University of Texas Press
How an indigenous Paraguayan people have maintained themselves as a distinct society and culture, in large part through their practice of commercial agroforestry
Power, Institutions, and Leadership in War and Peace
Lessons from Peru and Ecuador, 1995–1998
By David R. Mares and David Scott Palmer
University of Texas Press
An examination of the border war between Peru and Ecuador reveals new approaches to Latin American leadership and a transformed power structure that integrates domestic and international factors.
Nathan Lyons
Selected Essays, Lectures, and Interviews
Edited by Jessica S. McDonald
University of Texas Press
Nathan Lyons is the first comprehensive examination of this visionary photographer, curator, theorist, and educator, one of the most important voices in American photography and a central force in the explosive growth of the field over the past five decad
Displaced
Life in the Katrina Diaspora
Edited by Lynn Weber and Lori Peek
University of Texas Press
This moving ethnographic account of Hurricane Katrina survivors rebuilding their lives away from the Gulf Coast inaugurates The Katrina Bookshelf, a new series of books that will probe the long-term consequences of America’s worst natural disaster.
Dangerous Gifts
Gender and Exchange in Ancient Greece
University of Texas Press
Inspired by anthropological writing on reciprocity and kinship, this book applies the idea of gendered wealth to ancient Greek myth for the first time, and also highlights the importance of the sister-brother bond in the Classical world.
Conversations Across Our America
Talking About Immigration and the Latinoization of the United States
University of Texas Press
This collection of interviews conducted while the author traveled across the country demonstrates the complexity of Latino immigration by foregrounding the myriad voices of immigrants themselves.
Cognitive Literary Studies
Current Themes and New Directions
Edited by Isabel Jaén and Julien Jacques Simon
University of Texas Press
A dynamic array of top scholars from the sciences and the humanities present new perspectives on the mind and its literary quests, ranging from Hamlet to Kafka to Barrie’s Peter Pan.
The Political Economy of Brazil
Public Policies in an Era of Transition
Edited by Lawrence S. Graham and Robert H. Wilson
University of Texas Press
A groundbreaking study of late twentieth-century Brazilian issues from a policy perspective.
Naked Truth
Strip Clubs, Democracy, and a Christian Right
University of Texas Press
Taking an unprecedented, counterintuitive look at America’s conflict over sexuality, Naked Truth reveals how the attack on the exotic dance industry by the activist Christian Right threatens the separation of church and state and undermines our civil libe
Mexico and Mexicans in the Making of the United States
Edited by John Tutino
University of Texas Press
Tracing economic, social, and cultural connections from colonial times until today, this book highlights the foundational contributions of Mexico and Mexicans to the United States—Hispanic capitalism, patriarchy, and mestizaje, or ethnic blending.
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