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Growing Up in the Gutter
Diaspora and Comics
By Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo; Foreword by Frederick Luis Aldama
The University of Arizona Press
Growing Up in the Gutter: Diaspora & Comics is the first book-length exploration of contemporary graphic coming-of-age narratives written in the context of diasporic and immigrant communities in the United States by and for young, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and diasporic readers. The book analyzes the complex identity formation of first- and subsequent-generation diasporic protagonists in globalized rural and urban environments and dissects the implications that marginalized formative processes have for the genre in its graphic version.
A New Deal for Navajo Weaving
Reform and Revival of Diné Textiles
The University of Arizona Press
A New Deal for Navajo Weaving provides a history of early to mid-twentieth-century Diné weaving projects by non-Natives who sought to improve the quality and marketability of Diné weaving but in so doing failed to understand the cultural significance of weaving and its role in the lives of Diné women.
Kneeling Before Corn
Recuperating More-than-Human Intimacies on the Salvadoran Milpa
The University of Arizona Press
Focusing on the intimate relations that develop between plants and humans in the northern rural region of El Salvador, this book explores the ways in which more-than-human intimacies travel away from and return to the milpa through human networks. The chapters present innovative methodological and conceptual contributions to the study of relationships that form between plants and people.
Indigenous Science and Technology
Nahuas and the World Around Them
The University of Arizona Press
Indigenous Science and Technology focuses on how Nahuas have explored, understood, and explained the world around them in pre-invasion, colonial, and contemporary time periods.
Border Killers
Neoliberalism, Necropolitics, and Mexican Masculinity
The University of Arizona Press
Focusing on both Mexico’s northern and southern borders, Border Killers uses Achille Mbembe’s concept of necropolitics and various theories of masculinity to argue that contemporary Mexico is home to a form of necropolitical masculinity that has flourished in the neoliberal era and made the exercise of death both profitable and necessary for the functioning of Mexico’s state-cartel-corporate governance matrix.
Ancient Mesoamerican Population History
Urbanism, Social Complexity, and Change
The University of Arizona Press
Including research from both highland central Mexico and the tropical lowlands of the Maya and Olmec areas, this book reexamines demography in ancient Mesoamerica. Through new technology such as LiDAR (light detecting and ranging), the book provides new understandings of ancient Mesoamerican societies and how they changed over time.
Five Suns
A Fire History of Mexico
The University of Arizona Press
Narrating Mexico’s evolution of fire through five eras—pre-human, pre-Hispanic, colonial, industrializing (1880–1980), and contemporary (1980–2015)—this volume relies on the myth of the “five suns” that the Aztecs used to characterize their history. It completes a North American trilogy of fire histories that also includes the United States and Canada.
We Stay the Same
Subsistence, Logging, and Enduring Hopes for Development in Papua New Guinea
The University of Arizona Press
Written in a clear and relatable style for students, We Stay the Same combines ethnographic and ecological research to show how the people of New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, continue to survive and make meaningful lives in a situation where their own hopes for economic development via logging and commercial agriculture have often been used against them as a mechanism of a more distantly profitable dispossession.
On a Trail of Southwest Discovery
The Expedition Diaries of Frederick W. Hodge and Margaret W. Magill, 1886–1888
Edited by Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox
The University of Arizona Press
This volume examines the Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition, directed by Frank Hamilton Cushing, through the diaries of two participants who fell in love on the expedition: the field secretary, Fred Hodge—who became a major figure in early twentieth-century anthropology—and the expedition artist, Margaret Magill. Divided into three parts, the book’s first two sections chronicle the field operations of the expedition, while the third part describes the anthropological career of Hodge after the end of the expedition.
Ancient Communities in the Mimbres Valley
Continuity and Change from AD 750 to 1350
By Roger Anyon and Steven A. LeBlanc
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.
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.
Writing that Matters
A Handbook for Chicanx and Latinx Studies
The University of Arizona Press
Writing that Matters is a handbook on the craft of research and writing in the fields of Chicanx and Latinx studies. Geared toward students, Heidenreich and Urquijo-Ruiz walk scholars through the critical roots of these fields. They provide step-by-step instructions and examples of how to produce quality Chicanx and Latinx history and literature papers, while centering feminist and queer writings to create scholarship that matters.
Mujeres de Maiz en Movimiento
Spiritual Artivism, Healing Justice, and Feminist Praxis
The University of Arizona Press
Mujeres de Maiz (MdM) is an L.A.-based Indigenous Xicana–led spiritual artist-activist organization and movement by and for women and feminists of color. The contributors to this edited volume weave together their stories to collectively document MdM’s twenty-five-year herstory and its larger sociopolitical context. Intergenerational contributors include emerging and professional writers, scholars, visual and performance artists, and community organizers. They trace MdM’s genealogy, providing critical insight into emerging definitions of Xicanisma and contemporary grassroots feminist praxis.
Coastal Foragers of the Gran Desierto
Investigations of Prehistoric Shell Middens along the Northern Sonoran Coast
The University of Arizona Press
The result of nearly twenty years of interdisciplinary research, this volume contributes to the archaeological and paleoenvironmental knowledge of an important but lightly investigated hyperarid coastline at the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Focused on the coast near Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, it examines the diverse groups occupying the coast for salt, abundant food sources, and shells for ornament manufacturing.
Resistance and Abolition in the Borderlands
Confronting Trump's Reign of Terror
Edited by Arturo J. Aldama and Jessica Ordaz; Foreword by Leo R. Chavez; Afterword by Karma R. Chávez
The University of Arizona Press
Resistance and Abolition in the Borderlands is an interdisciplinary collection of cultural, historic, activist, and artistic essays that discuss the impacts of Trump’s policies and rhetoric toward BIPOC and Latinx migrants.
The Space Age Generation
Lives and Lessons from the Golden Age of Solar System Exploration
Edited by William Sheehan and Klaus R. Brasch
The University of Arizona Press
The Space Age Generation shares the lives and careers of a dozen men and women whose passion for science was sparked by an astounding era—the golden age of space science. These scientists, historians, and astronomers lived and participated in an amazing time that not only saw humans step foot on the Moon but also saw human-made spacecraft travel throughout our solar system.
Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch
How Healing a Southwest Oasis Holds Promise for Our Endangered Land
The University of Arizona Press
Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch tells the story of a decades-long habitat restoration project in southwestern New Mexico. Rancher-owner A. Thomas Cole explains what inspired him and his wife, Lucinda, to turn their retirement into years dedicated to hard work and renewal on 11,300 acres of grass- and wetlands. The Pitchfork Ranch is an inspiring promise for the future in the face of crippling climate change.
Ojo en Celo / Eye in Heat
Poems
By Margarita Pintado Burgos; Translated by Alejandra Quintana Arocho
The University of Arizona Press
Ojo en celo / Eye in Heat is a book about the burning desire to see beyond appearances and find meaning in the visible and the invisible.
Yaguareté White
Poems
By Diego Báez
The University of Arizona Press
Yaguareté White is a lyrical exploration of Paraguayan whiteness, or white Latinidad, and what it means to see through a colored whiteness, with all of its tangled contradictions. Diego Báez’s poems reconcile the incomplete, contradictory, and inconsistent experiences that reside between languages, nations, and generations.
Rim to River
Looking into the Heart of Arizona
By Tom Zoellner
The University of Arizona Press
A sharp examination of Arizona by a nationally acclaimed writer, Rim to River follows Tom Zoellner on a 790-mile walk across his home state as he explores key elements of Arizona culture, politics, and landscapes. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in learning more about a vibrant and baffling place.
Border Economies
Cities Bridging the U.S.-Mexico Divide
By James Gerber
The University of Arizona Press
Using a combination of economic history and analysis, Border Economies explores how the location of U.S. and Mexican communities on the border are shaped by forces that originate on the other side.
Elephant Trees, Copales, and Cuajiotes
A Natural History of Bursera
The University of Arizona Press
Predominantly native to the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, and the Caribbean, the various species of the genus Bursera have been prized throughout history for their distinctive aromas, medicinal properties, and workable woods. Highlighting its importance and impact within the desert Southwest and Mexico, this volume will be the first book to describe the ecology, evolution, ethnobotany, and peculiar chemistry of the many species of Bursera. Written in an engaging style, enhanced with two hundred color photographs, and complete with a compendium of species descriptions, this book will be an essential reference on a significant North American plant.
Woven from the Center
Native Basketry in the Southwest
The University of Arizona Press
Woven from the Center presents breathtaking basketry from some of the greatest weavers in the Greater Southwest. Each sandal and mat fragment, each bowl and jar, every water bottle and whimsy is infused with layers of aesthetic, cultural, and historical meanings. This book offers stunning photos and descriptions of woven works from Indigenous communities across the U.S. Southwest and Northwest Mexico.
Ancient Light
Poems
The University of Arizona Press
Ancient Light is a timely and innovative collection by renowned Anishinaabe poet Kimberly Blaeser. It looks squarely at pressing social issues of our time while simultaneously invoking Indigenous pathways of kinship, healing, and renewal.
When Language Broke Open
An Anthology of Queer and Trans Black Writers of Latin American Descent
Edited by Alan Pelaez Lopez
The University of Arizona Press
This collection of creative offerings by forty-three queer and trans Black writers of Latin American descent helps illustrate Blackness as a geopolitical experience that is always changing. In centering the multifaceted realities of the LGBTQ community, the anthology's contributors challenge everything we think we know about gender, sexuality, race, and what it means to experience a livable life.
Light As Light
Poems
The University of Arizona Press
Light As Light is acclaimed poet Simon J. Ortiz’s first collection in twenty years. The poems in this volume are a powerful journey through the poet’s life—both a love letter to the future, and a sentimental, authentic celebration of the past.
Ordinary Injustice
Rascuache Lawyering and the Anatomy of a Criminal Case
The University of Arizona Press
Ordinary Injustice shows how the legal and judicial system is stacked against Latinos, documenting the racial inequities in the system from the time of arrest and incarceration to final deposition and post-conviction experiences. The book chronicles the obstacles and injustices faced by a young Latino student with no previous criminal record and how a simple misdemeanor domestic violence case morphed into a very serious case with multiple felonies, and potential life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Hottest of the Hotspots
The Rise of Eco-precarious Conservation Labor in Madagascar
The University of Arizona Press
Continually recognized as one of the “hottest” of all the world’s biodiversity hotspots, the island of Madagascar has become ground zero for the most intensive market-based conservation interventions on Earth. This book details the rollout of market conservation programs, including the finding drugs from nature—or “bioprospecting”—biodiversity offsetting, and the selling of blue carbon credits from mangroves. It documents the tensions that exist at the local level and provides a voice for community workers many times left out of environmental policy discussions, ultimately in the hope of offering critiques that build better conservation interventions with perspectives of the locals.
From the Skin
Defending Indigenous Nations Using Theory and Praxis
The University of Arizona Press
In this edited volume, J. Jeffery Clark and Elise Boxer deploy the term practitioner-theorist to describe Indigenous studies graduates who theorize, produce, and apply knowledge within and between their nations and academia.
Central American Migrations in the Twenty-First Century
The University of Arizona Press
Central American Migrations in the Twenty-First Century tackles head-on the way Central America has been portrayed as a region profoundly marked by the migration of its people. The essays use an intersectional approach to demonstrate the complexity of the migration experience. This volume opens a dialogue between humanities and social sciences scholars on the complex migratory processes of the region.