Revolting Indolence makes a case for laziness as an aesthetic-political strategy for countering... Læs mere
Julia de Burgos (1914–1953) is best known for her poetry, but she is also an important cultural figure famous for her commitment to the independence... Læs mere
Presenting new data from leading scholars in the field, this collection uses evidence from archaeology, hieroglyphic texts, chemical analyses, and art to explore the many ways food was integral to Classic Maya society.
An exploration of the link between politics of migration, prospects of integration, and ethnic identity among Iranian immigrants and their descendants in the United States, spanning from the 1970s to the present day.
An ethnography of mezcal and how it has become a global, ""artisanal"" good. Through a detailed ethnography of the spirits industry in Oaxaca, Brulotte compares the ideal of the artisanal economy with the reality of participation in global markets.
The great nineteenth-century artist Francisco Laso’s paintings of indigenous subjects were part of a larger project, spurred by writers and... Læs mere
A girl must save herself and her family after discovering her society's secrets in this sci-fi novel in translation. I Want Golden Eyes is set on the Comoros Islands at the end of... Læs mere
A selection of stories by Syrian author and playwright Mustafa Taj Aldeen Almosa about characters enduring the horrors of the Syrian civil war. It is a cry against fear and death as much as it is an ode and a homage to life and love in times of both war and peace.
A sophisticated analysis of a complex political landscape, The Social Life of Indianism brings much-needed nuance to one of the most prominent forms of Indigenous ideology and offers a unique framework for analyzing political ideologies across the contemporary world.
How cross-racial and ethnic communities have created new culinary traditions and food cultures in the United States.
A critical examination of the environmental movement and the Latinx voices that are shifting how to... Læs mere