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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.