Alsford presents a comprehensive examination of the island nation’s rich and complex past, told through the life stories of those who have lived it. A... Læs mere
We see how colonizers obliterated plant time’s deep history to create a reductionist system that imposed a Latin-based naming system, drew on the imagined sex lives of European elites to explain plant sexuality, and discussed foreign plants like foreign humans.
An inside account of one Luiseño tribe's history and their efforts to be recognized by the United... Læs mere
A worker-centered, woman-centered history of China's economic transformationSocialist China’s state forestry and timber... Læs mere
Assesses the broad impact of China's influential leaderThe Xi Jinping Effect explores the relationship between the People's Republic of China's current "paramount leader"—arguably... Læs mere
Exploration of this formative period at the nexus of the Chinese empire, the Dali kingdom, and the Vietnamese... Læs mere
He moves decade by decade to show how artists have folded zurza into stage performances, radio broadcasts, televised sketch comedies, and hip-hop lyrics to criticize injustices, steer popular attitudes, and encourage the survival of Tibetan culture.
This book considers how the French notion of terroir works to create ethno-regional identities and village landscapes through the production of... Læs mere