“A first-rate, unique gathering of key texts and images from throughout Spanish America, ranging from pre-Hispanic myths and stories through some astounding Colonial personalities and speculations and
“Few volumes tackle the issue of gender and dance with such currency. A work of high quality, thorough in its composition, impeccable in its rigor, and far-reaching in its approach.”—Julie Kerr-Berry,
“This groundbreaking study examines the connection between what are arguably the two most distinguishing phenomena of the modern world: the unprecedented surges in global mobility and in the creation
“A rounded overview of historical and sociocultural approaches to memory that offers a series of interesting and compelling case studies with good global coverage.”—Andrew Jones, author ofPrehistoric
“A masterful overview of archaeological work on American gravestones and cemeteries that should be on the shelf of every student and scholar of mortuary studies.”—Lynn Rainville, author ofHidden Histo
An examination of three different areas of the culture of the South in the United States: the Atlantic world, the nineteenth century, and consumer culture.
"Aimers has brought together leading Maya ceramicists who provide their candid views on how they classify pottery. This volume is of particular theoretical strength for the discussion on terminology i
“This groundbreaking study examines the connection between what are arguably the two most distinguishing phenomena of the modern world: the unprecedented surges in global mobility and in the creation
“A masterful overview of archaeological work on American gravestones and cemeteries that should be on the shelf of every student and scholar of mortuary studies.”—Lynn Rainville, author of Hidden Hist
“Essential reading for those who increasingly appreciate the enormous importance of Marti as one of the nineteenth century’s most influential and most original thinkers.”—John Kirk, coeditor of Redefi
“A well-rounded and perceptive analysis of why Puerto Ricans have converted en masse to Protestantism, especially Pentecostalism, as well as how the Catholic hierarchy has grappled with greater religi
An examination of Johnson's personal and political journey on civil rights, synthesizing available research into a concise study to focus on his record on racial politics.
An examination of three different areas of the culture of the South in the United States: the Atlantic world, the nineteenth century, and consumer culture.
The story of Mary Musgrove (1700–1764), a Creek Indian–English woman struggling for success in colonial society, is an improbable one.As a literate Christian, entrepreneur, and wife of an Anglican cle
“Provides us with a masterful account of how socially marginalized segments of the African and Indian communities of Trinidad and Tobago developed trance-based religious cults linked with differing cu
This analysis of the roots of Afro-Cuban literary identity in the early independence period explores the development of an ethnographic dialog in the literature of Lydia Cabrera and her contemporaries
Five environmental scientists with different specialties, all currently or formerly with the South Florida Water Management District, have reconstructed from historical sources a scientifically useful
Looking at African and Afro-British, British, and Anglo-African literature of the 40 years of the decolonization process after World War II, Lewis (English, College of Charleston) analyzes not just th
Also from Four Courts PressIreland, Germany, and the Nazis: politics and diplomacy 1919-1939Emergency law in independent Ireland, 1922-48Ireland and the Second World War: politics, society and remembr
"I know of no other comprehensive and up-to-date narrative that covers all aspects of the U.S.-Cuba security relationship"--Philip Peters, Vice President of the Lexington InstituteThe United States an
In choosing the title for this anthology, Mortensen (anthropology, U. of Toronto, Canada) and Hollowell (a visiting scholar at DePauw U.) purposely echoed the title of William Roseberry's Anthropologi
"A comprehensive and challenging assessment of southern charitable practices. Viewing poor relief in terms of what the agencies did, Lockley downplays theory-laden approaches that focus exclusively on
Epigraphers, archaeologists, historians, and ethnographers contribute to a broad study of people in eastern Guatemala, western Honduran, and northwestern El Salvador, long considered Ladino or non-May
Morton, a freelance journalist, explores the last 50 years of tabloid history in the US and describes how Florida's favorable business climate was instrumental in encouraging such publications as the
"The few full-length studies of the Morte D'Arthur and other Arthurian texts published in the past 15 years have rarely reached and sustained the level of theoretical and interpretive sophistication f
"An original and significant contribution to the growing field of Latino Studies that documents the emergence of a pan-ethnic and interracial sense of solidarity among Latinos and other ‘peop
"With keen insight and a deep appreciation of the politics of film noir, Broe has broken new ground in the interpretation of cinema itself. With this book film noir has found its most astute and info
A broad range of topics of interest for visitors to the keys are covered in this guide, including how to fish the bridges, how and where to tow your boat into the keys, and how to charter a captain. N
"The looting of archaeological sites and museums has recently been brought vividly to public attention. In this book, many of the world's experts on the subject examine the extent of the problem, how
Christopher Columbus brought sugarcane to the New World on his second voyage. By 1520 commercial sugar production was underway in the Caribbean, along with the perfection of methods to ferment and dis
"An important book that casts much needed light on one of the most significant and previously elusive figures of the contemporary American far right. It will be of great interest to historians, politi
Protestants, Revolution, and the Cuba-U.S. Bond is a rare look at one aspect of civil society in Communist Cuba, the Protestant experience. Theron Corse examines the continuing links between Cuba and
Comprehensive, visually descriptive information on the forty-three best beach and coastal campgrounds, from Maryland to the Texas-Mexico border, is provided in this guide that vividly describes each s
Kimberly Katz explores the role of Jerusalem’s holy places in the process of creating a distinct national identity in Jordan from 1948 to 1967. The time period marks Jordan's contr
Everything the butterfly gardener or naturalist needs to know about the relationship between caterpillars and the plants that help them turn into butterflies.?This book will become the classic guide t
Afro-Cuban religions--especially the practice of santeria, based on West African traditions--are an essential aspect of contemporary Cuban identity, Christine Ayorinde argues, and their existence has
"An extremely insightful study of the relationship between Warren’s creative practice and his evolving attitudes on race."--Ernest Suarez, Catholic University of America"Nobody before Szczesiul has be
Wood (Latin American studies, U. of Florida) and agronomist Porro present an interdisciplinary collection of 14 essays that connect historical, economic, and political causes to patterns of land use a
From reviews of the first edition:"A comprehensive, factual, concise book on Florida hurricanes. . . . Land and space photographs and storm trajectory maps are especially informative. Williams and Due
