Bringing an innovative methodological approach based on fifteen years of ethnographic research, James Waldram argues that... Læs mere
Traces the history of pugilism in Mexico and Cuba from its controversial beginnings in the... Læs mere
Conceived in 1976 and published in 1980, LEGEND exemplifies the political and linguistic commitments of then-nascent Language writing. The twenty-six poems of... Læs mere
In this groundbreaking new study on ladinas in Guatemala City, Patricia Harms contests the virtual erasure of women from the country's national memory... Læs mere
Each August staff and volunteers begin to construct a temporary city located in the hostile and haunting Black Rock Desert. Every... Læs mere
Reconstructs the history of Mexico's ""Religionero"" rebellion of 1873-1877, an armed Catholic challenge to the government of Sebastián Lerdo... Læs mere
Describes the lives of native leaders whose resilience and creativity allowed them to survive and prosper in the traumatic era of European... Læs mere
HIghlights the importance of transatlantic and intra-American slave trafficking in the development of colonial Spanish America, highlighting the Spanish colonies' previously underestimated significance within the broader history of the slave trade.
Examines the history, cultural evolution, and survival of the Genízaro people. Contributors cover topics including ethnogenesis, slavery, settlements, poetics, religion, gender, family history, and mestizo genetics.
Explores the wide-ranging oeuvre of this seminal author, examining Owens's work and his importance in literature and Native studies. Louis Owens offers a critical... Læs mere
In 1837 Mariquita Sánchez de Mendeville was so fed up with governor Juan Manuel de Rosas that she chose to... Læs mere
Examines the cult of La Santa Muerte's role in people's lives and explores how popular religious practices of worship and devotion developed around... Læs mere