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Edward P. Dozier
The Paradox of the American Indian Anthropologist
Brave New West
When Jim Stiles moved west from Kentucky in the 1970s to make Moab, Utah, his home, that corner of the rural West had already endured decades of obscurity, a uranium boom and then a bust, and was facing an identity crisis. What kind of economy would prevent Moab from becoming yet another ghost town? For more than two decades, ...
Hurricanes and Carnivals
Essays by Chicanos, Pochos, Pachucos, Mexicanos, and Expatriates
Zion Canyon
A Storied Land
Unnatural Landscapes
Tracking Invasive Species
Tribal Policing
Asserting Sovereignty, Seeking Justice
Hinterlands and Regional Dynamics in the Ancient Southwest
Weathering Risk in Rural Mexico
From floods and droughts to tsunamis and hurricanes, recent years have seen a distressing and often devastating increase in extreme climatic events. While it is possible to study these disasters from a purely scientific perspective, a growing preponderance of evidence suggests that changes in the environment are related to both a shift in ...