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Times of Transformation

The 1921 Canadian General Election

UBC Press

Uniquely focused on Canada’s 1921 federal election, Times of Transformation recounts the many firsts that made this a watershed event and situates these within the global zeitgeist of post–Great War disillusionment and hope.

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The Civil Sphere in Canada

UBC Press

The Civil Sphere in Canada shows why a socially just, inclusive society hinges on a robust and dynamic civil sphere.

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Publishing Latinidad

Latinx Literary and Intellectual Production, 1880–1960

The University of Arizona Press

Publishing Latinidad argues that late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Latinx authors and intellectuals engaged with alternative print cultures and literary genres to theorize about their racial and ethnic identities in relation to other nonwhite groups in the United States.

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México Between Feast and Famine

Food, Corporate Power, and Inequality

The University of Arizona Press

As debates around food sovereignty, globalization, and sustainable development intensify globally, México Between Feast and Famine provides timely analysis that counters conventional narratives about Mexican cuisine. Historian Enrique C. Ochoa examines the rise of Mexico’s corporate food system, contextualized by the long history of colonialism. Ochoa also looks to the future, offering a vision of more equitable and sustainable food systems that prioritize social justice and community well-being.

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Waiwai

Water and the Future of Hawai‘i

University of Hawaii Press
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Waiwai

Water and the Future of Hawai‘i

University of Hawaii Press
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The Mahele of Our Bodies

Nā Moʻolelo Kūpuna LGBTQ/Māhū

University of Hawaii Press
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Peony Lantern Tales

Ghostly Encounters in the Early Modern Sinosphere

University of Hawaii Press
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Literature for the Masses

Japanese Period Fiction, 1913–1941

University of Hawaii Press
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Dr. Koop

The Many Lives of the Surgeon General

University of Massachusetts Press
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Walled

Barriers, Migration, and Resistance in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

The University of Arizona Press

Thirty years after the first mile of border walls was constructed in the San Diego–Tijuana region, this volume invites readers to reflect on how the border has evolved and what durable impacts came from these initial fourteen miles of border walls—and the 1,940 miles constructed since.

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The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship

Belonging and Dying in the Southwest North American Region

The University of Arizona Press

The Rise of Necro/Narco Citizenship offers a comprehensive exploration of the sociopolitical, economic, and cultural forces shaping the Southwest North American Region. Written by Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez, this work introduces the innovative concept of necro/narco citizenship, shedding light on how violence, militarization, and socioeconomic disruptions create unique forms of existence and identity on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Of Slash Pines and Manatees

A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness

University Press of Florida

Through stories of nature near at hand, Andrew Furman explores touchpoints between his everyday suburban life and the environment in South Florida, contemplating his place in a subtropical landscape stretching from the Everglades to the Atlantic coast.

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Landscaping Indigenous Mexico

The Liberal State and Capitalism in the Purépecha Highlands

University of Texas Press
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Iranians in Texas

Migration, Politics, and Ethnic Identity

University of Texas Press
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William Faulkner in Holly Springs

University Press of Mississippi

An intriguing argument and exploration that expands the postage stamp of the Nobel Laureate’s fiction

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Russ Meyer

Interviews

Edited by Ed Symkus
University Press of Mississippi

Thirty years of interviews with the provocative and often controversial creator of films including Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!; Beyond the Valley of the Dolls;and Vixen!

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Refusing to Be Made Whole

Disability in Black Women's Writing

University Press of Mississippi

A cross-disciplinary analysis on how Black women writers theorize disability and Black womanhood

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Neoliberalism and Young Adult Fiction

Exceptionalism, Exploitation, and Erasure

University Press of Mississippi

One of the first critical volumes to examine how young adult literature reproduces but also resists neoliberalism

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George Valentine Dureau

Life and Art in New Orleans

University Press of Mississippi

An expansive and beautiful survey of one of New Orleans’s most accomplished and provocative artists

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Evanira Mendes

A Voice from the Brazilian Folklore Movement

University Press of Mississippi

The long-overdue recognition of a scholar and the vibrant Brazilian folklore she documented

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Crossing the Pass of Clouds

An Army Photographer's Vietnam Journal

University Press of Mississippi

An extraordinarily up-close and personal photography collection and journal of the last years of the Vietnam War

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A Tone Parallel to Duke Ellington

The Man in the Music

University Press of Mississippi

Ellington’s music with fresh thematic explorations to delight music lovers

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So Great Was the Slaughter

Market Hunters, Sportsmen, and Wildlife Conservation in Arkansas

University of Alabama Press
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Marion Greenwood

Portrait and Self-Portrait—A Biography

University of Alabama Press

This biography carves out a central place for Marion Greenwood in the pantheon of remarkable women artists.

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Driving Lessons

A Road Trip through American Travel Literature

University of Alabama Press
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Joyriders

Stories

University of Massachusetts Press
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Welcome to Florida

True Tales from America's Most Interesting State

University Press of Florida

In these stories, Craig Pittman introduces readers to the people, creatures, places, and issues that make up the Florida of today, capturing the heart of the nation’s fastest growing state.

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The Twilight of Rome's Papal Nobility

The Life of Agnese Borghese Boncompagni Ludovisi

Rutgers University Press

The Twilight of Rome's Papal Nobility details the life of Agnese Borghese Boncompagni Ludovisi (1836–1920), one of the last matriarchs of the Borghese Boncompagni Ludovisi clan, a family which, through marriage, combined two of the most powerful papal households in Italian history. The book, written by her eldest son Ugo and originally published in 1921, details Agnese's personal and public life, as well as the many historical events that shaped the future of her family and her country during the Italian risorgimento period.

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