University of Arizona Press

Author: Carolyn NiethammerPublisher: University Of Arizona PressPublication Date: Sep 22, 2020Number of Pages: 232 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0816538891ISBN-13: 9780816538898

A New Deal for Navajo Weaving provides a detailed history of early to mid-twentieth-century Din?weaving projects by non-Natives who sought to improve the quality and marketability of Navajo weaving...

Aina Hanau / Birth Land is a powerful collection of new poems by Kanaka ?Oiwi (Native Hawaiian) poet Brandy Nalani McDougall. These poems cycle through sacred and personal narratives while exposing...

Two neighboring families in El Paso, Texas, have plunged into a harrowing week. Rose Marie DuPre has abandoned her family. Across the street, Jerry Gonzalez and his family struggle with the sudden...

All They Will Call You is the harrowing account of ?the worst airplane disaster in California?s history,? which claimed the lives of thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight Mexican...

This book critically re-examines Mesoamerican archaeological approaches to estimating populations associated with ancient cities, settlement systems, and regions. Archaeological data and lidar are...

A self-proclaimed Òvessel in which stories are told from time immemorial,Ó poet dg nanouk okpik seamlessly melds both traditional and contemporary narrative, setting her apart from her peers. The...

The disappearance of a young Choctaw leads Detective Monique Blue Hawk to investigate a little-known ceremonial dance. As she traces the steps of the missing man, she discovers that the seemingly...

The Sierra Ancha is a rugged mountain range in east-central Arizona. Emil Haury first documented the cliff dwellings there more than 70 years ago, and wood from the cliff dwellings was important in...

Native to the U.S. Southwest and Mexico, the various species of the Bursera plant have been prized throughout history for their distinct aromas, medicinal properties, and pliable woods. Focusing on...

Extended Stay is a horror novel about an undocumented brother and sister who end up at a Las Vegas hotel that exploits and consumes anyone who comes into its orbit.Author: Juan MartinezPublisher:...

Reflecting on the concept of frontera madre(hood) as both a methodological and theoretical framework, this collection embodies the challenges and resiliency of mothering along both sides of the U.S...

Author: Mary IrishPublisher: University of Arizona PressPublication Date: Sep 01, 2000Number of Pages: 175 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0816520577ISBN-13: 9780816520572

Hopi CookeryAuthor: Juanita Tiger KavenaPublisher: University of Arizona PressPublication Date: May 01, 1980Number of Pages: 115 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0816506183ISBN-13:...

An innovative collection of docupoetry, Houses of Grace, House of Blood weaves images and documents from the 1782 massacre of pacifist Delawares in Gnadenhutten, Ohio into poems that explore...

As the seas rise, the fight intensifies to save the Pacific Ocean?s Marshall Islands from being devoured by the waters around them. At the same time, activists are raising their poetic voices against...

Illegalized situates undocumented youth movements' trajectories in the twenty-first century. It invites readers to explore how undocumented youth activists changed the way immigrant rights are...

Indigenous communities are practicing de facto sovereignty to resolve public health issues that are a consequence of settler colonialism. This work delves into health and justice through a range of...

In this love story of impossible odds, award-winning writer Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a rich and visionary portrait of Bea Franco, the real woman behind famed American author Jack Kerouac? ?he Mexican...

A multidisciplinary, intergenerational, critical-creative herstory of Mujeres de Maiz, a Los Angeles-based Indigenous Xicana-led spiritual artivist organization and movement by and for women and...

Author: David YetmanPublisher: University of Arizona PressPublication Date: Nov 02, 2021Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0816542457ISBN-13: 9780816542451

The book describes for a general natural history audience the unexpected scientific discoveries Fleming's research team made during an intensive 11-year study of four species of Sonoran Desert...

A new collection of poems from Navajo poet, activist, and educator Esther G. Belin--Provided by publisher.Author: Esther G. BelinPublisher: University Of Arizona PressPublication Date: Sep 26,...

Ojo en celo / Eye in Heat is a book about the burning desire to see beyond appearances and find meaning in the visible and the invisible.Author: Margarita Pintado BurgosPublisher: University of...

Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut uses both humor and sincerity to capture moments in time with a sense of compassion for the hard choices we must make to survive. Vértiz?s poetry shows how history,...

A sharp examination of Arizona by a nationally acclaimed writer, Rim to River follows Tom Zoellner on a 790-mile walk across his home state as he explores key elements of Arizona culture, politics,...

Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management?and perils in the mismanagement?of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear...

Tequila: A Natural And Cultural HistoryAuthor: Ana Guadalupe Valenzuela Zapata, Gary Paul NabhanPublisher: University of Arizona PressPublication Date: Mar 01, 2004Number of Pages: 113 pagesLanguage:...

Published more than forty years ago, The Desert Smells Like Rain remains a classic work about nature, how to respect it, and what transplants can learn from the longtime residents of the Sonoran...

A baffling museum murder that appears to be the work of twisted human killers results in an unexpected and violent confrontation with powerful shape-shifters for Choctaw detective Monique Blue Hawk...