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Brings together some of Cuban's most prominent economists to examine Cuba's economic history and analyze changes in policy during the years since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This expanded update of Florida's Wildflowers in Their Natural Communities (1998) incorporates changes in taxonomy and nomenclature as well as an inventory of the state's natural communities. Taylor (
The seaside resort town of Naples, one of Florida’s first “planned communities,” is blessed with captivating historical architecture. Filled with delightful beach homes and cottages, most built betwee
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James Fenimore Cooper, Herman Melville, Sinclair Lewis, Barbara Kingsolver, James Michener, and John Grisham are among the well known writers who made American missionary evangelicalism a central subj
"Will become a useful addition to our understanding of antebellum Southern families, especially in demonstrating their multiple forms, definitions, and functions."--Sally McMillen, D
For teachers, company directors, and advanced dancers, White provides a guide that covers advanced principles meant to complement his more elementary volume Teaching Classical Ballet (1996). He discus
Lamia Rustum Shehadeh analyzes the writings and political practices of the nine Islamic ideologues of the twentieth century who masterminded the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism to demonstrate tha
These previously unpublished journals by one of the most complex and enigmatic American anthropologists, Frank Hamilton Cushing (1854-1900), offer a dramatically new perspective on his Florida explora
These previously unpublished journals by one of the most complex and enigmatic American anthropologists, Frank Hamilton Cushing (1854-1900), offer a dramatically new perspective on his Florida explora
"A significant contribution to Spanish colonial studies."--Bonnie McEwan, director of archaeology, San Luis Archaeological and Historic Site"An excellent book that will stand as the definitive histori
“Florida naturalists will be delighted by Grasshoppers of Florida. This wonderfully presented book unlocks an amazing world that previously was unavailable to most backyard and weekend naturalists.”—R
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"A genuine tour de force for the integration of anthropology, archaeology and ethnohistory at this first, unequivocal de Soto expedition site."--Russell K. Skowronek, Santa Clara University"Indispensa
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?When Jerry Uelsmann composes Yosemite National Park, rocks float.? So do clocks and flamingos.? Nudes glide through white water rapids.? Acclaimed as an international master of photomontage, Uelsmann
"A collection of tales boiling with real estate dealers, egret poachers, rumrunners, mango growers, sportsmen, land grubbers, murderers, and mosquitoes. First printed in The Saturday Evening Post duri
In Maya Salt Works, Heather McKillop details her archaeological team’s groundbreaking discovery of a unique and massive salt production complex submerged in a lagoon in southern Belize. Exploring the
Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau AwardIn this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsley’s remarkable life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true the longstanding ru
“Brings quotidian Caribbean ceramic wares to life as material expressions of cultural adaptation and markers of the region’s socioeconomic history.”—Michael R. McDonald, author
“An excellent volume that demonstrates a more explicit, nuanced, and careful approach to interpreting the social lives of these past communities. An indispensable resource.”—Paul D.
“Koistinen puts the ‘political’ back in political economy in this fascinating account of New England’s twentieth-century industrial erosion. First-rate research and sound judgments make this study ess
“Unrivaled in scope. An essential work for urban historical archaeologists.”—Adrian Praetzellis, author ofDug to Death“An engaging and astonishingly comprehensive work that reveals just how much our k
“A splendid, highly readable collection that reflects substantial new research and findings on Hispanic influence in Florida.”—Ralph Lee Woodward, author of Central America: A Nation Divided “Deeply r
"Offers a powerful revisioning of the genesis of American literary history, revealing that from its earliest moments, American literature owes its distinctive shape and texture to the determining infl
“Unrivaled in scope. An essential work for urban historical archaeologists.”—Adrian Praetzellis, author of Dug to Death “An engaging and astonishingly comprehensive work that reveals just how much our
“Civil War enthusiasts will find the investigations in this book fascinating. A cadre of skilled, veteran archaeologists covers the continent—including camps and battle sites in Virginia, Kentucky, Te
Building on the notion that human remains provide a window into the past, especially regarding identity, the contributors to this volume reflect on intentional and ritualized practices of manipulating
"Florida's modern face, the result of its astonishing population growth since World War II, belies an unbalanced economy: overly dependent on tourism and retirement that generates primarily low-payin
"In Doris Rich's latest aviation biography, barefoot, illiterate Bessie Pittman reinvents herself as Jacqueline Cochran, the brash beautician who set more speed and altitude records than any pilot in
Archaeologists generally leave the university in order to excavate exotic ancient sites. In this volume it is the university itself that is being uncovered. Skowronek (history and anthropology, Univer
"Examines a crucial period in Arabic literature which has received insufficient attention previously--the pre-modern writers of the 19th century . . . whose journalism and fiction not only shaped cont
An essential guide for any aspiring Broadway performer“The Broadway Theatre Project is the most well-regarded intensive training program for aspiring and current professionals in the Broadway communit
Avid snorkelers, families, and novices will find this guide to Florida snorkeling invaluable. Snorkeling Florida identifies fifty great snorkeling sites from the Panhandle to the Keys. The best publi
Groover (anthropology, Ball State U.) provides both an overview and case studies of current trends in farmstead archaeology. The author discusses farmstead archaeology as a significant part of underst
"An impressive ethnography of identity and cultural memory among the little-known Windward Maroons of eastern Jamaice, descended from escaped slaves who established free communities in the mountains o
Take only pictures, leave only footprints, and don’t forget to bring this book!?If you long for high-quality, less-trafficked, authentic adventures amid Florida’s increasingly developed natural areas,
"Examines a crucial period in Arabic literature which has received insufficient attention previously--the pre-modern writers of the 19th century . . . whose journalism and fiction not only shaped cont
