University Of Arizona Press: 461 books
A Land Between Waters
Environmental Histories of Modern Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Mexico is one of the most ecologically diverse nations on the planet, with landscapes that range from rainforests to deserts and from small villages to the continent’s largest metropolis. Yet historians are only beginning to understand how people’s use of the land, extraction of its resources,...
In Divided Unity
Haudenosaunee Reclamation at Grand River
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Winner of the Best First Book in Native American and Indigenous Studies Prize
In February 2006, the Six Nations occupation of a 132-acre construction site in Caledonia, Ontario, reignited a 200-year-long struggle to reclaim land and rights in the Grand River region. Framed by this ongoing reclamation,...
Hegemonies of Language and Their Discontents
The Southwest North American Region Since 1540
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Spanish and English have fought a centuries-long battle for linguistic dominance in the Southwest North American Region. Covering the time period of 1540 to the present, Hegemonies of Language and Their Discontents provides a deep and broad understanding of the contradictory methods of establishing...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
The French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss once described a village as “deserted” when all the adult males had vanished. While his statement is from the first half of the twentieth century, it nonetheless illustrates an oversight that has persisted during most of the intervening decades.
Now...
Alcohol in Latin America
A Social and Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Aguardente, chicha, pulque, vino—no matter whether it’s distilled or fermented, alcohol either brings people together or pulls them apart. Alcohol in Latin America is a sweeping examination of the deep reasons why. This book takes an in-depth look at the social and cultural history of alcohol...
Soldados Razos at War
Chicano Politics, Identity, and Masculinity in the U.S. Military from World War II to Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
What were the catalysts that motivated Mexican American youth to enlist or readily accept their draft notices in World War II, Korea, or Vietnam? In Soldados Razos at War, historian and veteran Steven Rosales chronicles the experiences of Chicano servicemen who fought for the United States, explaining...
Earth and Mars
A Reflection
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
Nearly five billion years ago, Earth and Mars were born together as planetary siblings orbiting a young, emerging Sun. Yet today, one planet is water rich and life bearing, while the other is seemingly cold, dry, and forbidding.
Earth and Mars is a fusion of art and science, a blend of images...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
The revolutionary discovery of thousands of confirmed and candidate planets beyond the solar system brings forth the most fundamental
question: How do planets and their host stars form and evolve? Protostars and Planets VI brings together more than 250 contributing authors at the forefront of their...
Mestizaje and Globalization
Transformations of Identity and Power
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The Spanish word mestizaje does not easily translate into English. Its meaning and significance have been debated for centuries since colonization by European powers began. Its simplest definition is “mixing.” As long as the term has been employed, norms and ideas about racial and cultural relations...
Historic Zuni Architecture and Society
An Archaeological Application of Space Syntax
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
The historic architecture and settlements of the Zuni Indian Tribe in western New Mexico provide an unusual opportunity to investigate social change. In this monograph, the development of historic Zuni society is analyzed by delineating systematic links between the structure of Zuni society and the...
New Perspectives on Mimbres Archaeology
Three Millennia of Human Occupation in the North American Southwest
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
In the early 1970s, understanding of the Mimbres region as a whole was in its infancy. In the following decades, thanks to dedicated work by enterprising archaeologists and nonprofit organizations, our understanding of the Mimbres region has become more complex, nuanced, and rich.
New Perspectives...
Mexican Americans and Education
El saber es poder
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
As the Mexican American student population in U.S. public schools climbs to over 8 million, the establishment of policies that promote equity and respect have never been more crucial. In Mexican Americans and Education, Estela Godinez Ballón provides an overview of the relationship between Mexican...
Challenging the Dichotomy
The Licit and the Illicit in Archaeological and Heritage Discourses
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Challenging the Dichotomy explores how dichotomies regarding heritage dominate the discourse of ethics, practices, and institutions. Examining issues of cultural heritage law, policy, and implementation, editors Les Field, Cristóbal Gnecco, and Joe Watkins guide the focus to important discussions...
Mexican Americans and Health
¡Sana! ¡Sana!
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
By the middle of the twenty-first century, one out of every six Americans will be of Mexican descent; and as health care becomes of increasing concern to all Americans, the particular needs of Mexican Americans will have to be more thoroughly addressed. Mexican Americans and Health explains how the...