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Veteran herpetologist and herpetoculturist R.D. Bartlett and editor and writer Patricia Bartlett have written a number of books about reptiles and amphibians in Florida for non-specialists. This one f
"Simon Wendt's The Spirit and the Shotgun finally brings the story of armed self-defense into its rightful place in the history of the civil rights movement. This well-researched book will deepen our
The Spirit and the Shotgun explores the role of armed self-defense in tandem with nonviolent protests in the African American freedom struggle of the 1950s and 1960s. Confronted with violent attacks
Cultural concerns about gender and empire converge in striking and unexpected ways in two popular novel forms of late-Victorian Great Britain. In the 1880s and 1890s, feminist New Woman fiction and co
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The sixth volume of the Florida Edition of the Works of Laurence Sterne contains scholarly editions of two works of Sterne's last year of life, A Sentimental Journey and the Bramine's Journal (Journal
Harriet Cavalli, internationally recognized as one of the most talented and experienced specialists in the art of music for dancers and dance teachers, presents here the definitive book on accompanim
Researchers who study ancient human diets tend to focus on meat eating because the practice of butchery is very apparent in the archaeological record. In this volume, Julie Lesnik highlights a differe
Florida is home to a more diverse variety of amphibians and reptiles than any other state due to its wide array of ecosystems—from pine forests to the subtropical Everglades to the tropical Keys—and i
Researchers who study ancient human diets tend to focus on meat eating because the practice of butchery is very apparent in the archaeological record. In this volume, Julie Lesnik highlights a differe
"A long-overdue critical assessment of Walcott’s varied and extensive oeuvre. Its insightful readings and detailed historical and cultural context make it a must-read for students of contemporary Cari
“For more than a century, scholars have critiqued, misinterpreted, and bickered about Marx’s concept of mode of production. Modes of Production and Archaeology cuts through the dense and t
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“Sheds light on a heretofore almost completely unsuspected aspect of Shaw’s playwriting methods.”—Peter Gahan, author ofShaw Shadows: Rereading the Texts of Bernard Shaw “Stafford analyzes with a
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This collection of chapters by archaeologists, anthropologists, ethnoarchaeologists, biological archaeologists, and behavioral ecologists considers how humans have practiced mobility across several co
"AIDS, Culture, and Gay Men addresses the urgent need for research on HIV and the behaviors of men who have sex with men. Based on studies in the U.S., Australia, Greece, and Belgium, the authors prov
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“Provides an astute, in-depth historical comparison and analysis of changing mission strategies and the practical operation of Spanish Jesuit and Franciscan missions in California, Texas, Florida, Coa
“A fresh and inventive method of presenting some lesser-known aspects of slavery to both scholars and students.”—Ronald Traylor, Southeastern Louisiana University“Pargas redefines the meaning of ‘slav
Brilliantly illustrated with more than 100 color images, this straightforward, easy-to-use guide focuses on the most popular species. Kramer has grown each one of the 200 plants featured in the work,
Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Inside knowledge from Florida’s greats"A tribute to some of the most outstanding fishing personalities of our time. If you hav
Burridge (emeritus, infectious diseases and pathology, U. of Florida) augments the many fine books on tick identification and taxonomy with comprehensive information about diseases that the little cri
This is an assessment of the accomplishments of Alejandro Toledo during his single term as president of Peru (2001-2006). Following a biographical introduction, the author offers chapters on Toledo's
"H.D. scholars have been writing about White Rose and the Red for decades, but the manuscript has remained cloistered in the archives. Now at last, in Alison Halsall's meticulously researched critical
"Luciak has taken two taboo subjects in Cuban political thought, gender and democracy, and fused them together in an analytically elegant way. Many people shy away from studying democracy in
For more than fifteen years, Government and Politics in Florida has been the only book to offer authoritative information on the operations of government and nuances of politics in the Sunshine State.
