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Trash and Limits in Latin American Culture
The ecological, social, and aestheticfunctions of garbage in literature and film from Argentina to MexicoThis book looks atthe role of waste in Latin American cultural texts from …
Making of Mississippian Tradition
In this volume, Christina Friberg investigates the influence of Cahokia, the largest city of North America's Mississippian culture between AD 1050 and 1350, on smaller communities …
Archaeologies of Slavery and Freedom in the Caribbean
Caribbean plantations and the forces that shaped them--slavery, sugar, capitalism, and the tropical, sometimes deadly environment--have been studied extensively. This volume brings …
Mestizo Modernity
Honorable Mention, Latin American Studies Association Mexico Section Best Book in the HumanitiesAfter the end of the Mexican Revolution in 1917, postrevolutionary leaders hoped to …
Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange
Abnormal burial practices have long been a source of fascination and debate within the fields of mortuary archaeology and bioarchaeology. The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange …
NASA and the American South
An unprecedented examination of NASAs strong ties to the American South, exploring how the space program and the region have influenced each other over 60 yearsDuring the Cold War, …
Democracy and Time in Cuban Thought
How the temporalities of past, future, andpresent have been used in Cuban political rhetoric and expressed in Cuban cultureIn this fascinatinganalysis of political discourse in …
Mississippian Beginnings
Using fresh evidence and nontraditional ideas, the contributing authors of Mississippian Beginnings reconsider the origins of the Mississippian culture of the North American …
Migrants and Political Change in Latin America
This book reveals how migrants shape the politics of their countries of origin, drawing on research from Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador and their diasporas, the three largest in …
Surprising Lives of Bark Beetles
A loving look at one of the worlds most maligned, misunderstood, and fascinating insectsFamous foe of forestry professionals and despised spreader of Dutch elm disease, bark …
Living Shorelines for Florida
A comprehensive resource on ecologically informed shoreline management and its application in FloridaA proven approach to coastal management, living shorelines refers to …