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Gunlore

Firearms, Folkways, and Communities

University Press of Mississippi

A balanced assessment of gun culture and its folklore in America

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Dream and Legacy, Volume II

Revisiting King in the Post-Civil Rights Era

University Press of Mississippi

An examination of race and politics since 2020 through the lens of Martin Luther King’s vision

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Local Governance in Transition

Toward Sustainable Canadian Communities

UBC Press

Local Governance in Transition presents a framework for conversations around technological, ecological, and economic challenges – and encourages innovative thinking for those interested in exploring sustainable solutions.

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Black Fire—This Time, Volume 1

Edited by Kim McMillon; Associate editor Kofi Antwi; Foreword by Ishmael Reed; Introduction by Margo Natalie Crawford
University Press of Mississippi, University Press of Mississippi/Aquarius Press/Willow Books

An anthology that explores all facets of the Black Arts Movement

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Transfiguring Women in Late Twentieth-Century Japan

Feminists, Lesbians, and Girls‘ Comics Artists and Fans

University of Hawaii Press
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Rewriting Work

Edited by Lora Anderson
The WAC Clearinghouse

Because of its centrality to the professional identity of any communications-focused discipline, the workplace has for decades been a focus of practice and scholarship in technical and professional communication. The contributors to Rewriting Workexamine workplace writing through the lenses of identity and changing communication practices, arguing that place can be viewed as a productive frame for understanding how technical and professional communication has changed over the last two decades.

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Kūkai

Japan’s First Vajrayana Visionary

Institute of Buddhist Studies
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In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark

Early Commemorations and the Origins of the National Historic Trail

University Press of Colorado

Although it was 1806 when Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis after their journey across the country, it was not until 1905 that they were celebrated as national heroes. In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark examines how public attitudes toward their explorations and the means of commemorating them have changed, from the production of the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905 to the establishment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in 1978 and the celebrations of the expedition's bicentennial from 2003 through 2007.

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Early Ryukyuan History

A New Model

University of Hawaii Press
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Confronting Christianity

The Protestant Mission and the Buddhist Reform Movement in Nineteenth-Century Thailand

University of Hawaii Press
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Chinese Colonial Entanglements

Commodities and Traders in the Southern Asia Pacific, 1880–1950

University of Hawaii Press
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Motion Picture Paradise

A History of Florida's Film and Television Industry

University Press of Florida

This book is a sweeping story of filmmaking in Florida, chronicling the state’s importance to producers throughout 125 years by looking at the many iconic films and television shows made across the peninsula.

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Accompaniment with Im/migrant Communities

Engaged Ethnography

The University of Arizona Press

This edited volume is a collective conversation between anthropologists, activists, students, im/migrants, and community members about accompaniment—a feminist care-based, decolonial mode of ethnographic engagement. Across the chapters, contributors engage with accompaniment with im/migrant communities in a variety of ways that challenge traditional boundaries between researcher-participant, scholar-activist, and academic-community member to explicitly address issues of power, inequality, and well-being for the communities they work with and alongside.

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"From Boys to Men"

The Boy Problem and the Childhood of Famous Americans Series

University of Massachusetts Press
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The Secret Life of Rose

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Seasons at Lakeside Dairy

Family Stories from a Black-Owned Dairy, Louisiana to California and Beyond

University Press of Mississippi

A brilliant storytelling showcase of the enduring legacy of a Black-owned dairy and its impact across generations

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Mesoamerican Osteobiographies

Revealing the Lives and Deaths of Ancient Individuals

University of Florida Press

Drawing from a variety of sites throughout Mesoamerica, this volume presents a collection of osteobiographies, which analyze skeletons and their surroundings alongside historical, archaeological, ethnographic, and other contextual data to better understand the life experiences of individuals.

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Clicas

Gender, Sexuality, and Struggle in Latina/o/x Gang Literature and Film

University of Texas Press

How Latina/o/x gang literature and film represent women and gay gang members’ challenges to gendered, sexual, racial, and class oppression.

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Young, Autistic and ADHD

Moving into adulthood when you’re multiply-neurodivergent

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Autistic ADHDer Sarah Boon opens the door on what it’s like as a young autistic ADHDer. Sharing invaluable tips and tricks that she has picked up along the way, this book is a companion guide to thriving when multiply neurodivergent.

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