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Silent Violence
Global Health, Malaria, and Child Survival in Tanzania
The University of Arizona Press
Seeking to link social, economic, and political forces to local experiences of sickness and suffering, Silent Violence analyzes the experiences and practices of people most deeply affected by malaria. Vinay Kamat explores the experience of individuals and households confronted by malaria against the backdrop of social and health issues.
Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope
Place and Agency in the Conservation of Biodiversity
The University of Arizona Press
Without denying the gravity of the problems of feeding the earth’s population while conserving its natural resources, Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope reminds us that there are many positive movements and developments, especially at the grass-roots level, that demonstrate the power of opposition and optimism.
Knowing the Day, Knowing the World
Engaging Amerindian Thought in Public Archaeology
By Lesley Green and David R. Green
The University of Arizona Press
Based on more than a decade of research in Palikur lands known as Arukwa in the state of Amapá, Brazil, Knowing the Day, Knowing the World demonstrates both the challenges of comprehending alternative cosmologies and the rich rewards of grappling with Amerindian ways of thinking and knowing.
Uncharted Terrains
New Directions in Border Research Methodology, Ethics, and Practice
The University of Arizona Press
New Directions in Border Research Methodology, Ethics, and Practice looks at the stigmatization of immigrants since the U.S. began focusing on securing its border with Mexico in 2001. These researchers explore ethical questions concerning border research methodology, and the political and social implications of U.S. immigration policies and programs.
Complex Communities
The Archaeology of Early Iron Age West-Central Jordan
The University of Arizona Press
Complex Communities explores how sustainable communities developed and flourished in the Middle East nearly four thousand years ago. From archaeological evidence, Benjamin W. Porter reconstructs how the residents of small villages were able to adapt to changes in their environment, including climate change, and maintain their communities over time.
Broken Souths
Latina/o Poetic Responses to Neoliberalism and Globalization
The University of Arizona Press
Broken Souths puts Latina/o and Latin American poets into sustained conversation in original and rewarding ways.
Encountering Life in the Universe
Ethical Foundations and Social Implications of Astrobiology
The University of Arizona Press
Encountering Life in the Universe examines the intersection of scientific research and society to determine the philosophy and ethics of relating to the Earth and beyond.
Brewing Arizona
A Century of Beer in the Grand Canyon State
By Ed Sipos
The University of Arizona Press
Brewing Arizona is the first comprehensive book of Arizona beer. Beautifully illustrated, it includes every brewery known to have operated in the state, from the first to the latest, from crude brews to craft brews. Like a fine beer, the contents are deep and rich with just a little froth on top.
A War that Can’t Be Won
Binational Perspectives on the War on Drugs
The University of Arizona Press
Forty years after Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” this sobering book offers views of the “narco wars” from scholars on both sides of the US-Mexico border. With evidence newly obtained through freedom-of-information inquiries in Mexico, it proposes practical solutions to a seemingly intractable crisis.
Where the Wind Blows Us
Practicing Critical Community Archaeology in the Canadian North
The University of Arizona Press
This useful book—part case study, part handbook—unites critical practice with a community-based approach to archaeology. It describes an inclusive archaeology that rests on a flexible but rigorous research design and incorporates responsible, ethical practice.