Old Ramon
Awarded a 1961 Newbery Honor, Old Ramon tells the timeless coming-of-age story of a young boy who spends a summer with an old shepherd in the Mojave Desert.
America Unbound
Encyclopedic Literature and Hemispheric Studies
This original contribution to hemispheric American literary studies comprises readings of three important novels from Mexico, Canada, and the United States: Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra, Quebecois writer Jacques Poulin's Volkswagen Blues, and Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko's Almanac of the Dead.
Mayan Literacy Reinvention in Guatemala
Through this investigation, the promises and pitfalls of a literacy-revitalization endeavor are detailed and our understanding of the concept of literacy is reexamined.
Costly and Cute
Helpless Infants and Human Evolution
The contributors to this volume propose that the "helpless infant" has played a role in human evolution equal in importance to those of "man the hunter" and "woman the gatherer."
The Canyon
Based on a Cheyenne legend, this novel holds universal appeal as it explores the theme of a man's conflict with his culture.
Heroes without Glory
Some Good Men of the Old West
Schaefer profiles pioneers of the West--the doctors, explorers, and cowboys who settled the challenging landscape and built communities in the Old West.
Underground Ranger
Adventures in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Other Remarkable Places
In Underground Ranger Doug Thompson passes along the essence of what he learned on this unusual job as a park ranger at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
The Pursuit of Ruins
Archaeology, History, and the Making of Modern Mexico
The Pursuit of Ruins argues that the government effort to take control of the ancient remains in Mexico took off in the late nineteenth century during the dictatorship of Porfirio DÃaz.
The Cooking with Kids Cookbook
Written for families to use together, this cookbook includes Cooking with Kids' most enthusiastically kid-tested dishes, along with tips for engaging children in the kitchen and in the garden.
Río
A Photographic Journey down the Old Río Grande
Weaving together landscape and memory, this book presents historical photographs of the Río Grande of the American Southwest.
Mexico’s Relations with Latin America during the Cárdenas Era
This book examines culture and diplomacy in Mexico’s relations with the rest of Latin America during the presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas (1934â€"1940).
Let's Roll This Train
My Life in New Mexico Education, Business, and Politics
This inspiring memoir chronicles Lenton Malry's journey from segregated Louisiana to a distinguished career in public service in New Mexico.
The Fabric of Indigeneity
Ainu Identity, Gender, and Settler Colonialism in Japan
The Architecture of Change
Building a Better World
"The call for change is everywhere, yet how to define it and how to achieve it remain vague. The Architecture of Change: Building a Better World is a unique book that documents how ordinary people have the power to transform their environments. It is a celebration of human diversity and a call for increased attention to our communities. This inspiring book explores the issues of equity, alternative forms of living, new concepts of urbanism, and the power of social networks."--Governor Bill Richardson, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Congressman, Secretary of Energy, and Governor of New Mexico
Sons of the Mexican Revolution
Miguel Alemán and His Generation
Using a wide array of new archival sources, Alexander demonstrates that the transformative political decisions made by civilian government officials, after the 1946 election, represented both their collective values as a generation and their effort to adapt those values to the realities of the Cold War.
Molas
Dress, Identity, Culture
This book, based on original research, explores the origin of the mola in the early twentieth century, how it became part of the everyday dress of Kuna women, and its role in creating Kuna identity.
The Annual Big Arsenic Fishing Contest!
A Novel
In this insightful and bittersweet love story, masterful storyteller John Nichols brings to life northern New Mexico and three unforgettable characters.
Leslie Marmon Silko's Storyteller
New Perspectives
The essays collected in this book, addressing both the original edition of Storyteller and the 2012 revision, use the growth in understanding of Native American literature in general and of Silko's work in particular to unpack this fascinating work and its critical reception over the years.
América invertida
An Anthology of Emerging Uruguayan Poets
América invertida presents Spanish poems and their English translations side by side to give readers an introduction to Uruguay's vibrant literary scene.
Oy, Caramba!
An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America
First published in 1994 as Tropical Synagogues: Short Stories by Jewish-Latin American Writers, Ilan Stavans's classic anthology is expanded and updated in this new edition.
Landscape and Politics in the Ancient Andes
Biographies of Place at Khonkho Wankane
This book is a study of the ways places are created and how they attain meaning.
The Universe Playing Strings
A Novel
Music is the heartbeat of this novel about the world of hometown musicians--the jamming venues, the contests, the onstage cues, the subtle rules.
Polygamy and the Rise and Demise of the Aztec Empire
This provocative examination of Aztec marriage practices offers a powerful analysis of the dynamics of society and politics in Mexico before and after the Spanish conquest.
Jack M. Campbell
The Autobiography of New Mexico's First Modern Governor
In this engaging autobiography, Campbell traces his life story across major historical events in the country and New Mexico.
Why Forage?
Hunters and Gatherers in the Twenty-First Century
Why Forage? shows that hunting and gathering continues to be a viable and vibrant way of life even in the twenty-first century.
Muslim Youth and the 9/11 Generation
The contributors to this volume--who draw from a variety of disciplines--show how the study of Muslim youth at this particular historical juncture is relevant to thinking about the anthropology of youth, the anthropology of Islamic and Muslim societies, and the post-9/11 world more generally.
In Appropriate Distance
The Ethics of the Photographic Essay
What is the evolving relationship between words and images in the photographic essay? Klingensmith explores this and other questions in In Appropriate Distance as she traces the development of the photographic essay from the 1890s to the 1990s and beyond.
Drawing into Architecture
The Sketches of Antoine Predock
This collection of 172 sketches, many published here for the first time, surveys nearly fifty years of Antoine Predock's work.
Creating Charismatic Bonds in Argentina
Letters to Juan and Eva Perón
Focusing on the first era of Peronism, from 1946 to 1955, this work shows how President Perón and the First Lady created charismatic ways to link themselves to Argentine supporters through letter writing.