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Innocent Until Interrogated
The True Story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four
The University of Arizona Press
Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities
Edited by Arturo J. Aldama and Frederick Luis Aldama
The University of Arizona Press
With unity of heart and mind, the creative and the scholarly, Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities opens wide its arms to all non-binary, decolonial masculinities today to grow a stronger, resilient, and more compassionate new generation of Latinxs tomorrow.
Oysters in the Land of Cacao
Archaeology, Material Culture, and Societies at Islas de Los Cerros and the Western Chontalpa, Tabasco, Mexico
The University of Arizona Press
Oysters in the Land of Cacao delivers a long-overdue presentation of the archaeology, material culture, and regional synthesis on the Formative to Late Classic period societies of the western Chontalpa region (Tabasco, Mexico) through contemporary theory. It offers a significant new understanding of the Mesoamerican Gulf Coast.
America's Early Whalemen
Indian Shore Whalers on Long Island, 1650–1750
The University of Arizona Press
The Native Americans of Long Island were integral to the origin and development of the first American whaling enterprise in the years 1650 to 1750. John A. Strong has produced the authoritative source on Indians and shore whaling.
Coastal Lives
Nature, Capital, and the Struggle for Artisanal Fisheries in Peru
The University of Arizona Press
Coastal Lives reveals the ways in which ocean life is organized to produce value and thus provides a critical examination of the politics of contemporary environmental change in Peru and around the world. The authors underscore the importance of making the co-production of nature, capital, and politics visible as a critical means for addressing ecological crises and the multispecies dispossessions that accompany them.
Planetary Astrobiology
The University of Arizona Press
Planetary Astrobiology represents the combined efforts of more than seventy-five international experts consolidated into twenty chapters and provides an accessible, interdisciplinary gateway for new students and seasoned researchers who wish to learn more about this expanding field. Readers are brought to the frontiers of knowledge in astrobiology via results from the exploration of our own solar system and exoplanetary systems.
Fighting for Andean Resources
Extractive Industries, Cultural Politics, and Environmental Struggles in Peru
The University of Arizona Press
Fighting for Andean Resources offers a singular contribution to the literature critiquing monolithic views of nation-state dynamics and globalization. Vladimir R. Gil Ramón examines the protocols of accountability and the social critique of the application of environmental impact assessments and safeguard policies. His analysis reveals the complex mechanisms for legitimizing decision-making and adds to an understanding of everyday state-nation conflicts and negotiations.
Landscapes of Freedom
Building a Postemancipation Society in the Rainforests of Western Colombia
By Claudia Leal
The University of Arizona Press
Landscapes of Freedom reconstructs the unusual postemancipation trajectory of African descendants on Colombia’s Pacific coast, who attained high levels of autonomy by controlling rainforests for subsistence and procuring natural resources for export.
Girl of New Zealand
Colonial Optics in Aotearoa
The University of Arizona Press
Girl of New Zealand resurrects Māori women from objectification and locates them firmly within Māori whanau/families and communities.