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Joyce Writing Disability

University Press of Florida

In this book, the first to explore the role of disability in the writings of James Joyce, contributors examine the varying ways in which Joyce’s texts represent disability and the environmental conditions of his time that stigmatized, isolated, and othered individuals with disabilities.

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Dissensuous Modernism

Women Writers, the Senses, and Technology

University Press of Florida

Placing women writers at the center of the sensory and technological experimentation that characterized the modernist movement, this book shows how women of the era challenged gendered narratives that limited their power and agency and waged dissent through their radical sensuous writing.

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Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States

University Press of Florida

The first complete field guide to the exotic amphibians and reptiles established in the continental United States and Hawaiʻi, this book provides practical identification skills and an awareness of the environmental impacts of these species.

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Rooted Jazz Dance

Africanist Aesthetics and Equity in the Twenty-First Century

University Press of Florida

Decolonizing contemporary jazz dance practice, this book examines the state of jazz dance theory, pedagogy, and choreography in the twenty-first century, recovering and affirming the lifeblood of jazz in Africanist aesthetics and Black American culture.

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Ancient Andean Houses

Making, Inhabiting, Studying

University Press of Florida

In an extensive survey of vernacular architecture from across the entire length of the Andes, this book explores the diverse ways ancient peoples made houses, the ways houses re-create culture, and new perspectives and methods for studying houses.

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Historical Archaeology in the Twenty-First Century

Lessons from Colonial Williamsburg

University Press of Florida

Offering an in-depth look at historical archaeology, public history, and reconstruction in Colonial Williamsburg, this volume provides state-of-the-art examples of how the discipline can be used to inform, engage, and educate.

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A Punkhouse in the Deep South

The Oral History of 309

University Press of Florida
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"The Gift" by H.D.

The Complete Text

By H.D.; Edited by Jane Augustine
University Press of Florida
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The Archaeology of the Upper Amazon

Complexity and Interaction in the Andean Tropical Forest

University Press of Florida
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The Archaeology of Craft and Industry

University Press of Florida

In this expansive yet concise survey, Christopher Fennell discusses archaeological research from sites across the United States that once manufactured, harvested, or processed commodities, uncovering key insights into American history.

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Dancing Past the Light

The Life of Tanaquil Le Clercq

University Press of Florida
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Balanchine's Apprentice

From Hollywood to New York and Back

University Press of Florida
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The State You're In

Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife

University Press of Florida
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Quilcapampa

A Wari Enclave in Southern Peru

University Press of Florida
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Negotiating Heritage through Education and Archaeology

Colonialism, National Identity, and Resistance in Belize

University Press of Florida

Combining years of ethnographic research with British imperial archival sources, this book reveals how cultural heritage has been negotiated by colonial, independent state, and community actors in Belize from the late nineteenth century to the present.

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Stalking the U-Boat

U.S. Naval Aviation in Europe during World War I

University Press of Florida
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The Citizenship Education Program and Black Women's Political Culture

University Press of Florida

This book details how African American women used lessons in basic literacy to crack the foundation of white supremacy and sow seeds for collective action during the civil rights movement.

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The Archaeology of New Netherland

A World Built on Trade

University Press of Florida

This volume illuminates the influence of the Dutch empire in North America, assembling evidence from seventeenth-century settlements located in present-day New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

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The Ecology of the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida

University Press of Florida

This book is a compendium of ecological information on 244 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines found in the northern half of the Florida peninsula and in the Florida panhandle.

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Rewriting Joyce's Europe

The Politics of Language and Visual Design

University Press of Florida

This book sheds light on how the text and physical design of James Joyce’s two most challenging works, Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, reflect changes that transformed Europe between World War I and II.

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People Power

History, Organizing, and Larry Goodwyn's Democratic Vision in the Twenty-First Century

University Press of Florida

Featuring contributions from leading scholar-activists, this book demonstrates how the lessons of history can inform the building of new social justice movements today.

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Earth Politics and Intangible Heritage

Three Case Studies in the Americas

University Press of Florida

Focusing on three communities in the Americas, this book layers archaeological research with oral narratives and social memories, demonstrating a way of reconciling the tension between Western scientific and local Indigenous approaches to history.

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Maximum Insight

Selected Columns

University Press of Florida
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Key Lime Desserts

University Press of Florida, Seaside Publishing

Gourmets and novices alike will rave over easy-to-prepare recipes such as Key Lime Drop Cookies, Frozen Key Lime Cake Supreme, and Key Lime Rum Sherbet.

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The Archaeology of Island Colonization

Global Approaches to Initial Human Settlement

University Press of Florida

This volume details how new theories and methods have recently advanced the archaeological study of initial human colonization of islands around the world, including in the southwest Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia.

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Todd Bolender, Janet Reed, and the Making of American Ballet

University Press of Florida

This book explores the lives and careers of Todd Bolender and Janet Reed, two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the development of ballet in America over the course of the twentieth century.

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The Florida Manatee

Biology and Conservation

University Press of Florida

The Florida Manatee is an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee biology from two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades.

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Unearthing St. Mary's City

Fifty Years of Archaeology at Maryland's First Capital

University Press of Florida

This volume summarizes the remarkably diverse archaeological discoveries made during the past half century of investigations at the site of St. Mary’s City, the first capital of Maryland and one of the earliest European settlements in America.

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Being a Ballerina

The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life

University Press of Florida
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Slave Traffic in the Age of Abolition

Puerto Rico, West Africa, and the Non-Hispanic Caribbean, 1815-1859

University Press of Florida
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The Thing about Florida

Exploring a Misunderstood State

University Press of Florida

Tyler Gillespie takes readers on an exuberant search for the state behind the caricatures, finding Florida’s humanity: a beautiful mix of hopes, dreams, and second chances.

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Maya Kingship

Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times

University Press of Florida

Examining changes to the institution of divine kingship from 750 to 950 CE in the Maya lowland cities, this volume presents a new way of studying the collapse of that civilization and the transformation of political systems between the Terminal Classic and Postclassic Periods.

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Trowels in the Trenches

Archaeology as Social Activism

University Press of Florida

Presenting examples from the fields of critical race studies, cultural resource management, digital archaeology, environmental studies, and heritage studies, this volume demonstrates the many different ways archaeology can be used to contest social injustice.

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The Art of Birds

Grace and Motion in the Wild

University Press of Florida
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Florida Scrub-Jay

Field Notes on a Vanishing Bird

University Press of Florida

With a writer’s eye and an explorer’s spirit, Mark Walters travels the state to report on the natural history and current predicament of Florida’s flagship bird, providing a portrait of a species on the brink.

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The Gulf South

An Anthology of Environmental Writing

University Press of Florida

Reaching from Texas to Florida and featuring a diverse array of voices from the past 100 years, this collection of environmental writing about the Gulf South region enriches how we understand the relationship between people and the rapidly changing ecology of the Gulf.

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Atlantic Passages

Race, Mobility, and Liberian Colonization

University Press of Florida
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The American Lawrence

University Press of Florida
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Finding Fairness

From Pleistocene Foragers to Contemporary Capitalists

University Press of Florida

Providing a sweeping, archaeologically grounded view of human history, Justin Jennings explores the origins, endurance, and elasticity of ideas about fairness and how these ideas have shaped the development of societies at critical moments over the last 20,000 years.

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Onstage with Martha Graham

University Press of Florida
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Revolting Things

An Archaeology of Shameful Histories and Repulsive Realities

University Press of Florida

In this book, Paul Mullins examines a wide variety of material objects and landscapes that induce anxiety, provoke unpleasantness, or simply revolt us, looking at the way the material world shapes how we imagine, express, and negotiate difficult historical experiences.

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