Aymara Indian Perspectives on Development in the Andes explores the relationship between indigenous people, the management of natural resources, and the development process in a modernizing region of
Frank Norris Remembered is a collection of reminiscences by Norris’s contemporaries, friends, and family that illuminate the life of one of America’s most popular novelists. Considering his undergradu
By contextualizing classes and their kinship behavior within the overall political economy, Crafting Prehispanic Maya Kinship provides an example of how archaeology can help to explain the formation
Part political history, part rhetorical criticism, "Founding Fictions" is an extended analysis of how Americans imagined themselves as citizens between 1764 and 1845. It critically re-interrogates our
Matthew Kirkpatrick’s debut, Light without Heat, is an inventive, surprising collection of short stories full of odd, marginal characters rendered with surreal humor and lyrical, often beautiful langu
The Chickasaw Nation, an American Indian nation headquartered in southeastern Oklahoma, entered into a period of substantial growth in the late 1980s. Following its successful reorganization and expan
The Narrative Secret of Flannery O'Connor provides new insights into the full corpus of O'Connors fiction by exploring the intersection of O'Connor's artistic intentions and her religions preoccupatio
This work describes the profound changes to Yucatan’s society and economy following the 1982 debt crisis that prostrated Mexico’s economy. The editors have assembled contributions from seasoned “Yucat
Uplifting the People is a history of the Alabama Missionary Baptist State Convention—its origins, churches, associations, conventions, and leaders. Fallin demonstrates that a distinctive Afro-B
With this superbly written, meticulously researched, and concisely argued study, Rogers has helped deepen our understanding of the Confederate civilian experience. Drawing from a wealth of historic do
This pictorial classic is a valuable ethnological record of southeastern Indians that also showcases the work of early photographers and artists.A collection of over 350 photographs, paintings, drawin
Fourteen experts examine the current state of Central Valley prehistoric research and provide an important touchstone for future archaeological study of the region.The Mississippi Valley region has lo
Why does politics rank right after football as Alabama's favorite sport? Auburn University political scientist David Martin's third edition of the 1975 classic, Alabama's State and Local Governments,
Revisits and updates WPA-funded archaeological research on key Oklahoma mound sites As part of Great Depression relief projects started in the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) sponsored
A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental history Inspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A F
Ancient Ocean Crossings paints a compelling picture of impressive pre-Columbian cultures and Old World civilizations that, contrary to many prevailing notions, were not isolated from one another, evol
Saunders presents the first full biography of the southern U.S. SupremeCourt justice who championed both the U.S. Constitution and states' rights.The life of John Archibald Campbell reflects nearly ev
The Domesticated Penis challenges long-held assumptions that, in the development ofHomo sapiens, form follows function alone. In this fascinating exploration, Loretta A. Cormier and Sharyn R. Jones ex
The recognition of child abuse as a troubling social and public health problem along with the documentation required by mandatory reporting laws have made possible the epidemiological investigation of
Southern Wonder explores Alabama’s amazing biological diversity, the reasons for the large number of species in the state, and the importance of their preservation.Alabama ranks fifth in the nation
This innovative volume builds on dialogues opened in recent years between Cuban archaeologists, whose work has long been carried out behind closed doors, and their international colleagues. The chapt
This innovative volume builds on dialogues opened in recent years between Cuban archaeologists, whose work has long been carried out behind closed doors, and their international colleagues. Th
Outdoor drama takes many forms: ancient Greek theatre, open-air performances of Shakespeare at summer festivals, and re-enactments of landmark historical events. The essays gathered in "Outdoor Perfor
Like the original Harvest of Violence, published in 1988, this volume reveals how the contemporary Mayas contend with crime, political violence, internal community power struggles, and the broader imp
A longtime history professor and administrator at U. of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), McWilliams presents a narrative institutional history of the entire UAB institution including the medical center an
In 1733, General James Edward Oglethorpe officially established the colony of Georgia, and within three years had fortified the coast southward toward St. Augustine. Although this region, originally k
Probes the metaphor of environmental catastrophe in American literature of the last 150 years. Lee Rozelle examines the natural environment’s place in American literature and culture through the lens
Marianne Hauser's short fiction is a literary documentary of exile, the other-worldly travelogue of an imagination permanently displaced. These accounts of expatriates and lost children situate us in
Although fallacies have been common since Aristotle, until recently little attention has been devoted to identifying and defining them. Furthermore, the concept of fallacy itself has lacked a sufficie
This memoir is a dramatic, intelligent first-person account of an Alabama regiment central to the Confederate campaign, written by its commander.From Seven Pines to Sharpsburg and Chancellorsville to
This balanced, critical study reevaluates the place and importance of Civil War fiction in American literary history.American literary history. The American Civil War is widely recognized as the singl
Candidates in Conflict provides a new perspective for understanding presidential debates by analyzing the three televised debates in 1992 among candidates Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Ross Perot. Vi
Fleming breaks new critical ground in charting Hemingway'spreoccupation with writers and their roles as artists. The Face in the Mirror develops a largely overlookedtheme in Hemingway's writing--his d
Broer (English, U. of South Florida) analyzes the personal and psychological dimensions of Kurt Vonnegut's fiction, from Piano Player to Bluebeard , shedding light on major tensions of Vonnegut's w
The Evolution of the Calusa attempts to explain how, why, and under what circumstances a complex chiefdom evolved on the southwest Florida coast, apparently without an agricultural subsistence base
?“A revisionist view of the Revolution’s most crucial year… it explodes many of the myths surrounding Burgoyne’s Canadian expedition and Howe’s Pennsylvania campaign. There is a wealth of fascinating
“There is no other book on public administration comparable in scope and quality. Its availability in paperback should lead to widespread use as supplementary reading in public administration course,
A classic of English grammar, Essentials of English Grammar provides a common ground for the traditionalist and the structural or descriptive linguist. Jespersen’s work provides insight into the fu
Autobiography of jazz elder statesman Frank “Doc” Adams, highlighting his role in Birmingham, Alabama’s, historic jazz scene and tracing his personal adventure that parallels, in man
A history of fragmentary—or interrupted—writing in avant-garde poetry and prose by a renowned literary critic. In Interruptions: The Fragmentary Aesthetic in Modern Literature, Gera
