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The Art of Solidarity: Visual and Performative Politics in Cold War Latin America (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examining artistic production in solidarity movements throughout the Cold War era, this multidisciplinary anthology reveals the tremendous role that art and performance have played in the quest for social justice in the Americas.
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What Every Teen Should Know About Texas Law (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Back in print and completely updated, this practical, easy-to-understand guide covers the most common areas of law that affect young adults, including driving, employment, renting, relationships, and minor criminal offenses.
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Words of the True Peoples/Palabras De Los Seres Verdaderos: Anthology of Contemporary Mexican Indigenous-Language Writers/Antologia De Escritores Actuales En Lenguas Indigenas De Mexico: Volume Two/Tomo Dos: Poetry/Poesia (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The second book in a major three-volume trilingual anthology of Mexican indigenous writing.
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Words of the True Peoples/Palabras De Los Seres Verdaderos: Anthology of Contemporary Mexican Indigenous-Language Writers/Antologia De Escritores Actuales En Lenguas Indigenas De Mexico: Volume One/Tomo Uno: Prose/Prosa (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This groundbreaking anthology gathers works by the leading generation of writers in thirteen Mexican indigenous languages.
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Whiskey River (Take My Mind): The True Story of Texas Honky-Tonk (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The legendary singer-songwriter who wrote Willie Nelson’s signature song “Whiskey River” tells about his life in honky-tonk music.
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Jazz and Cocktails: Rethinking Race and the Sound of Film Noir (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
With insightful analyses of the contributions of jazz composers such as Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, Chico Hamilton, and John Lewis, this book considers the complex roles of jazz and race in classic film noir.
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Chances for Peace: Missed Opportunities in the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This innovative reexamination of thirty pivotal episodes in the Arab-Israeli conflict, beginning with the 1919 Faysal-Weizmann Agreement and ending with the 2008 Abu Mazen-Olmert talks, reveals both missed opportunities and realistic possibilities to nego
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The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora: Seven Centuries of Literature and the Arts (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Spanning seven centuries and four continents, this comprehensive survey of the Portuguese diaspora connects literary and artistic expression (including film) with the sociopolitical and economic factors that drove population migrations.
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A Right to Health: Medicine, Marginality, and Health Care Reform in Northeastern Brazil (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This ethnographic study of a low-income neighborhood in the northeastern state of Ceará analyzes the complicated and compromised realities of Brazil’s universal health care system, pointing the way toward more successful planning of future reforms.
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Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling Across the Rio Grande (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In this first history of smuggling along the U.S.-Mexico border, Díaz shows how illicit trade evolved from a common practice of ordinary people into a professional, often violent, criminal activity.
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Walking Nature Home: A Life's Journey (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A beautifully written, moving memoir about how the diagnosis of a terminal illness led to a perilous journey of self-awareness that not only restored the author’s health but also taught her the healing power of love and of our connection to the natural wo
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Trying to Get Over: African American Directors After Blaxploitation, 1977-1986 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This groundbreaking text focuses on the post-blaxploitation era of American filmmaking and illuminates contributions of directors who, although largely unrecognized, have shaped popular culture over the past quarter century.
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