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Observatories of the Southwest
A Guide for Curious Skywatchers
By Douglas Isbell and Stephen E. Strom
The University of Arizona Press
Undermining Race
Ethnic Identities in Arizona Copper Camps, 1880–1920
The University of Arizona Press
Toward a Behavioral Ecology of Lithic Technology
The University of Arizona Press
Modern humans and their hominid ancestors relied on chipped-stone technology for well over two million years and colonized more than 99 percent of the Earth's habitable landmass in doing so. Yet there currently exist only a handful of informal models derived from ethnographic observation, experiments, engineering, and "common sense" to ...
Reflections in Place
Connected Lives of Navajo Women
By Donna Deyhle
The University of Arizona Press
Inheriting the Past
The Making of Arthur C. Parker and Indigenous Archaeology
By Chip Colwell
The University of Arizona Press
I Know It’s Dangerous
Why Mexicans Risk Their Lives to Cross the Border
The University of Arizona Press
For a Girl Becoming
By Joy Harjo; Illustrated by Mercedes McDonald
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Foods of Association
Biocultural Perspectives on Foods and Beverages that Mediate Sociability
The University of Arizona Press
This fascinating book examines the biology and culture of foods and beverages that are consumed in communal settings, with special attention to their health implications. Nina Etkin covers a wealth of topics, exploring human evolutionary history, the Slow Food movement, ritual and ceremonial foods, caffeinated beverages, spices, the street foods of Hawaii and northern Nigeria, and even bottled water. Her work is framed by a biocultural perspective that considers both the physiological implications of consumption and the cultural construction and circulation of foods.
The Dialogue of Earth and Sky
Dreams, Souls, Curing, and the Modern Aztec Underworld
The University of Arizona Press
Mining, the Environment, and Indigenous Development Conflicts
The University of Arizona Press
The Sweet Smell of Home
The Life and Art of Leonard F. Chana
The University of Arizona Press
The Road to Mount Lemmon
A Father, A Family, and the Making of Summerhaven
The University of Arizona Press
Remedies for a New West
Healing Landscapes, Histories, and Cultures
The University of Arizona Press
Across the Plains
Sarah Royce’s Western Narrative
By Sarah Royce; Edited by Jennifer Dawes
The University of Arizona Press