University of Texas Press Forlag
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Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This biography of legendary golf pro Harvey Penick, which won the USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award, reveals how he distilled a lifetime of coaching on and off the course into the best-selling sports book of all time, Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book.
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Nuevo South: Latinas/os, Asians, and the Remaking of Place (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This unique comparative study of Latina/o and Asian immigration to the American South investigates how migrants, immigrants, and refugees—and reactions to them—are transforming regional understandings of race and place.
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Two Prospectors: The Letters of Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A compelling portrait of a complex, decades-long friendship, these deeply honest letters and candid family photographs offer the most intimate glimpse we will ever get into the life, personal philosophy, and creative process of America’s leading dramatist.
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Why Lhasa De Sela Matters (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The first biography of the timeless bohemian world-music chanteuse who dazzled audiences around the globe and charted exhilarating new musical territory before her tragic death at thirty-seven.
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A Trade Like Any Other: Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The lives of female performers and the reasons why work they regard as "a trade like any other" is considered disreputable in Egyptian society.
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The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Drawing on archaeological discoveries and historical accounts, this book tells the lively story of Morocco’s legendary golden city and its pivotal role in medieval transcontinental trade, the spread of Islam, and the rise of several ruling dynasties.
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Brown Trans Figurations: Rethinking Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Chicanx/Latinx Studies (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
One of the first books focused solely on the trans Latinx experience, Brown Trans Figurations describes how transness and brownness interact within queer, trans, and Latinx historical narratives and material contexts.
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A Bed for the King's Daughter (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A groundbreaking collection of experimental short fiction by Syrian author and Booker International Prize for Arabic Fiction nominee Shahla Ujayli, A Bed for the King’s Daughter uses surrealism and irony to examine women’s agency and the decline of modern
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Siraaj: An Arab Tale (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Amina, a baker in sultan's palace, awaits her son's return from a voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Said. Said begins to make his way home witnessing British colonial... Læs mere
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Origins of the American Indians: European Concepts, 1492-1729 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
An examination of early European theories about the origin of American indigenous peoples.
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Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America: Revised and Expanded Edition (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Extensively revised and expanded to include more artists and new illustrations, this critically acclaimed, award-winning book is the essential overview of the art of contemporary Latin America.
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Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Combining interview commentary with in-depth analysis of organized crime as a transnational and corporate phenomenon, this book proposes a new theoretical framework for understanding the emerging face, new structure, and economic implications of organized crime in Mexico.
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