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Human remains and burial customs are often considered separately in studies of ancient Greek populations. In this seminal work, Carrie Sulosky Weav...

DescriptionFlorida is home to a more diverse variety of amphibians and reptiles than any other state due to its wide array of ecosystems--from pine...

An innovative analysis that shows how James Joyce uses the language of prayer to grapple with profoundly human ideas in Finnegans Wake. Colleen Jau...

This volume describes the many ways presidential actions have affected the development of capitalism in the post-World War II era. Contributors sho...

Considers the multiplicity and instability of medieval French literary identity, arguing that it is fluid and represented in numerous ways. The wor...

The first volume to challenge the dismissal of Mexican filmmaking from the 1960s to 1980s, an era long considered a low-budget departure from the a...

Through an unprecedented multidisciplinary and global approach, this book documents the dramatic several-thousand-year history of leprosy using bio...

DescriptionInvestigating what life was like for African Americans north of the Mason-Dixon Line during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Jam...

Illustrates how aggrandized versions of the past have been used to turn a profit. Examining the imagined frontier town of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Dan...

Focusing on the didactic nature of the work of Reinaldo Arenas, this book demonstrates the Cuban writer's influence as public pedagogue, mentor, an...

The first book to explore the role of disability in the writings of James Joyce, this volume approaches the subject both on a figurative level, as ...

Placing women writers at the centre of the sensory and technological experimentation that characterized the modernist movement, Dissensuous Moderni...

Publisher: University Press of FloridaNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2013Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Jean ReynoldsRedescopera farmecul le...

An incisive analysis of contemporary crime film in Brazil, this book focuses on how movies in this genre represent masculinity and how their messag...

Reducere. Engaging a current controversy important to archaeologists and indigenous communities, Repatriation and Erasing the Past takes a critical look at l...

Reducere. Presenting examples from the fields of critical race studies, cultural resource management, digital archaeology, environmental studies, and heritag...

Demonstrates that looking at nature through the lens of the marketplace is a surprisingly effective approach to protecting the environment. Barbara...

Publisher: University Press of FloridaAuthor(s): Agata Szczeszak-BrewerNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2010Cover type: HardbackRedescopera fa...

Modernism's most contentious rivals, James Joyce and D.H. Lawrence, are traditionally seen as opposites. This is the first book to explore the reso...

The first volume to focus on suburbs and sustainability in the United States, this collection approaches the topic through regionally diverse case ...

This volume highlights new directions in the study of social identities in past populations. Building on the field-defining research in Bioarchaeol...

A review of the journalism experience of blacks in one US state, with examples from newspapers, newsletters, magazines and the broadcast media. Bor...

In The Valkyries' Loom, Mich le Hayeur Smith examines Viking textiles as evidence of the little-known work of women in the Norse colonies that expa...

Reducere. A monumental addition to the understudied field of Korean art, this brilliantly illustrated volume assembles the perspectives of art historians, cr...

This volume uses case studies to capture the recent emphasis on history in archaeological reconstructions of America's deep past. Previously, archa...

In this innovative global history of the American Civil War, Aaron Sheehan-Dean compares and contrasts the American experience with other civil and...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat they didn't want you to know"We all watched in shock and disbelief when Challenger was lost. Probably no one felt more disappointme...

The book is written for newcomers to reinforcement learning who wish to write code for various applications, from robotics to power systems to supp...

Illustrates how American ballet developed over the course of the twentieth century from an aesthetic originating in the courts of Europe into a sty...

Publisher: University Press of FloridaIllustration(s): 29 black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 220Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 158 x 23...

Synthesizes a wealth of new archaeological data to illuminate the origins of Maya civilization and the rise of Classic Maya culture. Prominent Maya...

Scenes from Havana to Santiago Through an abundance of dynamic photographs, Portraits of Cuba depicts the experiences of Cubans of different ages a...

DescriptionA US Naval Aviator's odyssey through pivotal moments in 20th-century history The rise of Adolf Hitler, America's Great Depression in the...

Maya kings who failed to ensure the prosperity of their kingdoms were subject to various forms of termination, including the ritual defacing and de...

The first anthology in over twenty-five years to focus exclusively on American dance practices across a wide span of American culture. This volume ...

A guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the southeastern pine forests, which emphasizes their interdependent ecologies and the conservation issue...

The first anthology in over twenty-five years to focus exclusively on American dance practices across a wide span of American culture. This volume ...

Traces the socioeconomic and environmental changes taking place in the Gran Chaco, a biodiverse region at the intersection of Argentina, Bolivia, B...

Reducere. Winner of the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature, 200 First published by NASA in 2000 as Challenge to Apollo, these two volumes are the first ...

Publisher: University Press of FloridaAuthor(s): Juan A. MartinezIllustration(s): 53 color plates, 24 b/w photosNumber of pages: 104Publication dat...

Reducere. "The Southeastern Indian people found their voices in this work. They are alive and well--still on their land "--Hiram F. Gregory, coauthor of The ...

The first volume to challenge the dismissal of Mexican filmmaking from the 1960s to 1980s, an era long considered a low-budget departure from the a...

Since its early days as a boomtown on the Florida frontier, Tampa has had a lively history rich with commerce, cuisine, and working-class communiti...

Explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA's research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in historie...

This biography of educational activist and Black studies pioneer Bertha Maxwell-Roddey examines a life of remarkable achievements and leadership in...

DescriptionFlorida is home to two of the world's major types of climate--tropical wet-dry and humid subtropical. It ranks among the top states for ...

Archaeologists tend to rely on scientific methods to reconstruct past histories, an approach that can alienate local indigenous populations and lim...

Focusing on the NAACP's campaign for voting rights, the author challenges the legalistic and bureaucratic image of the NAACP and reveals a politica...

"Hulbert's book provides the first comprehensive review of the fossil vertebrates of Florida, which has one of the richest Cenozoic fossil records ...

From two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three decades, The Florida Manatee offers an engaging, accessible i...

Much has been made of the dramatic rise of Protestantism in Latin America. Overlooked by journalists and scholars has been the parallel growth of C...

Luciano Floridi presents an innovative approach to philosophy, conceived as conceptual design. His starting-point is that reality provides the data...

Reducere. The design processes behind a giant leap for mankind Neil Armstrong in a space suit on the moon remains an iconic representation of America's techn...

This authoritative survey draws on historical and archaeological sources in the narration of 750 years of the history of southeastern Europe. It ex...

Explains how women activists from across the political spectrum engaged with the state by working within both authoritarian regimes and inter-Ameri...

Breaks new ground in analysing first-person narratives by five Francophone Caribbean writers - Joseph Zobel, Patrick Chamoiseau, Gisele Pineau, Edw...

Based on the vivid firsthand testimony of prominent Afro-Cubans who live in Cuba, this book of interviews looks at ways that race affects daily lif...

Publisher: University Press of FloridaAuthor(s): Rodney CarlisleIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2011Dimensions:...

An in-depth examination of one of the most controversial episodes in US-Cuba relations that sheds new light on the program that airlifted 14, 000 u...

Unites literature written by members of the far-flung black Anglophone diaspora. Rather than categorizing novels as 'African American', 'black Cana...

Challenging the assumption that modernist writer Gertrude Stein seldom integrated her Jewish identity and heritage into her work, this book uncover...

Reducere. "A fascinating story."--Virginia Magazine "The detail of the discussion, the reliance on considerable primary evidence, and the overall contributio...

This inspirational history of Kennedy SpaceCenter explores man's attempts to conquer the final frontier from Von Braun to the Space Station.Illustr...

Introduces a new way to study the experiences of runaway slaves by defining different 'spaces of freedom' that fugitive slaves inhabited. The book ...

DescriptionLike other groups with dangerous occupations, mariners have developed a close-knit culture bound by loss and memory. Death regularly dis...

Combining archival research and oral history, Bush examines Virginia Key Beach as a window into local activism and forms of black-white dialogue in...

Tells a sweeping story of black internationalism across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean worlds, told through the life and work of twentieth...

Brings alive the richly diverse world of an underwater paradise: the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Stretching 625 miles through the Caribbean Sea alon...

Agrippina Vaganova is revered as the visionary who first codified the Russian system of classical ballet training. In this absorbing volume, Cather...

In the media, migrants are often portrayed as criminals; they are frequently dehumanized, marginalized, and unable to share their experiences. Tell...