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The Jaguar Within

Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art

University of Texas Press

An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art’s connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being.

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Tampa Bay

The Story of an Estuary and Its People

University Press of Florida

This book explores the environmental history of the largest open water estuary in Florida, revealing how people have interacted with nature throughout the long history of Tampa Bay.

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Reading across Borders

Afghans, Iranians, and Literary Nationalism

University of Texas Press

The dynamic and interconnected ways Afghans and Iranians invented their modern selves through literature.

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Indigenizing Archaeology

Putting Theory into Practice

University Press of Florida

This book highlights early-career Indigenous scholars conducting research in North America who are advancing the growing paradigm of archaeological study done with, by, and for members of Native-descendant communities.

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El Perú-Waka’

New Archaeological Perspectives on the Kingdom of the Centipede

University Press of Florida

Presenting the most current research on the Maya rainforest city El Perú-Waka’, this volume discusses occupation at the site spanning from 300 BC to 1000 CE and offers researchers an unmatched view of ancient life in a tropical urban environment.

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Ancient Communities in the Mimbres Valley

Continuity and Change from AD 750 to 1350

The University of Arizona Press

Spanning from the end of the Late Pithouse period through the Black Mountain phase, this volume contains the final report on the excavations of the Mimbres Foundation. The authors consider the nature of the relationship between the Classic Mimbres period population of the valley and the people of the succeeding Black Mountain phase, as well as relationships among the Black Mountain phase people and those of neighboring parts of the region.

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American Coal

Russell Lee Portraits

University of Texas Press

More than 100 powerful images by noted photographer Russell Lee that document the working conditions and lives of coal mining communities in the postwar United States; publication coincides with an exhibition at the National Archives in Washington, DC.

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Pilobolus

A Story of Dance and Life

University Press of Florida

This is the first history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company Pilobolus, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant works.

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In a Wounded Land

Conservation, Extraction, and Human Well-Being in Coastal Tanzania

The University of Arizona Press

Focusing on the human element of marine conservation and the extractive industry in Tanzania, this volume illuminates what happens when impoverished people living in underdeveloped regions of Africa are suddenly subjected to state-directed conservation and natural resource extraction projects. Drawing on ethnographically rich case studies and vignettes, the book documents the impacts of these projects on local populations and their responses to these projects over a ten-year period.

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Navigating Higher Education from the Margins

University of Texas Press

A collection of essays that provides advice and strategies for BIPOC scholars on how to survive, thrive, and resist in academic institutions.

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