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Sonoran Strongman
Ignacio Pesqueira and His Times
Häftad, 2016
319 kr
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Sonoran Strongman provides an in-depth look at a turbulent period in Mexico's history. During this era, Sonora was plagued with domestic unrest and threatened by foreign invasion. The state's citizens, hoping Ignacio Pesqueira would be the "man of action" capable of restoring order, elected him …
Cacti of Arizona
Av Lyman Benson
Häftad, 2016
385 kr
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"For persons with a special interest in succulents, and cacti in particular, this book is a must. Others will find the volume of value not only as a means of naming these highly specialized plants but as a source of information on the structure and distribution of the various species."—American …
Early Tahiti As the Explorers Saw It, 17671797
Häftad, 2016
468 kr
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For thirty years before the coming of the European missionaries, European explorers were able to observe Tahitian society as it had existed for centuries. Now Edwin Ferdon, Polynesian archaeologist and veteran of Thor Heyerdah's expedition to Easter Island, has interwoven their records to show us …
Aztec Kings
The Construction of Rulership in Mexican History
Häftad, 2016
353 kr
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Scholars have long viewed histories of the Aztecs either as flawed chronologies plagued by internal inconsistencies and intersource discrepancies or as legends that indiscriminately mingle reality with the supernatural. But this new work draws fresh conclusions from these documents, proposing that …
Forging the Copper Collar
Arizona's Labor-Management War of 19011921
Häftad, 2016
526 kr
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Bisbee, Arizona...July 12, 1917...6:30 a.m....Just after dawn, two thousand armed vigilantes took to the streets of this remote Arizona mining town to round up members and sympathizers of the radical Industrial Workers of the World. Before the morning was over, nearly twelve hundred alleged …
Sonoran Desert
Its Geography, Economy, and People
Häftad, 2016
526 kr
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Although possessing a common physical heritage, the Sonoran Desert has taken on highly contrasting forms in its American and Mexican portions. This work does not, therefore, attempt a regional study in the usual sense of the term, but is rather an examination of disparate economic development, much …
Hohokam
Desert Farmers & CraftsmenExcavations at Snaketown, 19641965
Häftad, 2016
555 kr
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"For a calculated 1,400 years, Snaketown was a viable village, but unlike so many tells in the Near East, the people remained the same while their culture changed. The smoothly graded typological sequences for most attributes suggest to me that the ethnic identity of the inhabitants was not …
Mission of Sorrows
Jesuit Guevavi and the Pimas, 16911767
Häftad, 2016
353 kr
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The Mission of Guevavi on the Santa Cruz River in what is now southern Arizona served as a focal point of Jesuit missionary endeavor among the Pima Indians on New Spain's far northwestern frontier.For three-quarters of a century, from the first visit by the renowned Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1691 …
Arizona Chronology
Early Statehood, 19131936
Av Douglas D. Martin, Patricia G. Paylore
Häftad, 2016
252 kr
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The lively role of the newspaper in "telling history's story" comes across in An Arizona Chronology, Volume Two, the continued selection by the late veteran journalist, Douglas D. Martin, of reported highlights in Arizona's first two and a half decades as a state.Here were the years in which …
Grenville Goodwin Among the Western Apache
Letters from the Field
Häftad, 2016
310 kr
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Grenville Goodwin was one of the leading field anthropologists during a crucial period in American Indian researchthe 1930s. His letters from the field provide original source material on Western Apache beliefs and customs. They also reveal the attitudes and methods which made him so effective in …
Ecology of Sonoran Desert Plants and Plant Communities
Av Robert H. Robichaux, Robert H. Robichaux m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
399 kr
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The Sonoran Desert is a distinctive biotic region that fascinates scientist, students, and nature lovers. This book offers an accessible introduction to Sonoran Desert ecology. Eight original essays by Sonoran Desert specialists such as Paul Martin and Richard Felger provide an overview of the …
Ethnic Medicine in the Southwest
Av Eleanor Bauwens, Edward H. Spicer
Häftad, 2016
411 kr
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Health is a major concern to all people. In this volume, four writers examine the medical arts of Yaqui, Anglo, Black and Mexican American communities to further understand the relationship between alternative and scientific medicine.Edward H. Spicer's informative Introduction sets the stage for …
Origin and Development of the Pueblo Katsina Cult
Häftad, 2017
353 kr
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Although the age and origin of katsina ceremonialism have long fascinated scholars, the reasons for its development have remained unexplored until now. E. Charles Adams here examines the concept of the katsina and the religion that developed around it, focusing on what makes katsinas unique, why …
Discovery of New Mexico by the Franciscan Monk Friar Marcos De Niza in 1539
Av Adolph F. Bandelier, Madeleine Turrell Rodack
Häftad, 2017
252 kr
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The story of Fray Marcos and the Seven Cities of Cíbola was a favorite of Adolph Bandelier (1840–1914). Bandelier’s combination of methodological sophistication and control of the archival data makes the Marcos de Niza paper important, not only as a landmark in Southwestern ethnohistory, but as a …
Rim of Christendom
A Biography of Eusebio Francisco Kino, Pacific Coast Pioneer
Häftad, 2017
602 kr
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This re-issued biography recounts [Kino's] work with loving detail and with an accuracy that has survived slight amendments. Its accompanying plates, maps, and bibliography enhance a text that should find a place in every serious library.""– Religious Studies Review
Chronological Analysis of Tsegi Phase Sites in Northeastern Arizona
Häftad, 2017
353 kr
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Volume 3 in the Papers of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona.Presents archaeological and chronological data on thirteen Tsegi Phase sites in the area of Tsegi Canyon in northeastern Arizona, for a comprehensive characterization of the Tsegi Phase.Analysis of 386 dated …
Where the Strange Roads Go Down
Av Mary del Villar, Fred del Villar
Häftad, 2017
324 kr
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“Strange Roads is a small gem of travel literature in the tradition of works by John Van Dyke, Carl Lumholtz, Charles Lummus, Mary Austin, Edward Hoagland, and Bruce Chatwin. But for all its absorbing detail about topography, flora, and fauna, its keen observations of character, and its vivid …
American Labor in the Southwest
The First One Hundred Years
Häftad, 2017
411 kr
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A collection of outstanding contributions on… The Western Federation of MinersJames C. Foster, D. H. Dinwoodie The Industrial Workers of the WorldEarl Bruce White, James Byrkit The Rise of Unionized Farm WorkersH. L. Mitchell, Edward D. Beechert, Art Carstens Mexican Labor, North and South of the …
Navajo Architecture
Forms, History, Distributions
Av Stephen C. Jett, Virginia E. Spencer
Häftad, 2017
411 kr
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Navajo Architecture may well be the most complete study to date of the folk architecture of a tribal society. Enhanced by nearly 200 photographs and drawings, the book explores the whole range of a Native American tradition as it has evolved through the present day—and is already yielding to …
Friar Bringas Reports to the King
Methods of Indoctrination on the Frontier of New Spain, 179697
Av Daniel S. Matson, Bernard L. Fontana
Häftad, 2017
310 kr
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When Friar Diego Bringas penned his 1796–97 report on conditions in northwestern New Spain, he was imbued with an enthusiastic drive for reform. Hoping to gain the King of Spain’s support in improving the missionary program, Bringas set down a detailed history of all that had happened in the region …
Arid Lands in Perspective
Av William G. McGinnies, Bram J. Goldman m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
511 kr
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These articles represent the combined efforts of many people with varied orientations to summarize aspects of current research and knowledge relevant for the multitudes attempting to inhabit Earth’s warm arid areas, known for their imbalance of natural resources.The University of Arizona Press’s …
Rudo Ensayo
A Description of Sonora and Arizona in 1764
Av Juan Nentvig, Alberto Francisco Pradeau m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
310 kr
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Just as the Rudo Ensayo is more an historic document than a mere history, so this new translation of it is more a documented interpretation than simply a new translation. The translator/editors bring their expert knowledge of the area, the language, and the history to every page of Nentvig's …
Phoenix Indian School
The Second Half-Century
Häftad, 2017
252 kr
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The Phoenix Indian School was a boarding school founded in 1891 with the goal of fostering the assimilation of Native Americans into white society. The school served as a federal educational institution for Native American children from tribes in Arizona and elsewhere in the Southwest.This book …
Use-Wear Analysis of Flaked Stone Tools
Häftad, 2017
411 kr
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This major contribution to archaeological method details the use-wear analysis of a set of stone tools recovered during the excavation of Cassegros Cave, in southwestern France. The study combines low-power and high-power microwear approaches and develops their potential for use on a wider range of …
Navajo Hunter Tradition
Häftad, 2019
339 kr
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A new approach to the study of myths relating to the origin of the Navajos. Based on extensive fieldwork and research, including Navajo hunter informants and unpublished manuscripts of Father Berard Haile.Part 1: The Navajo Tradition, Perspectives and History Part II: Navajo Hunter Mythology A …
Worlds in the Sky
Planetary Discovery from Earliest Times Through Voyager and Magellan
Häftad, 2019
343 kr
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Ever since early stargazers discovered that some heavenly bodies wandered among the others, people have been fascinated by the planets. Kepler calculated their orbits from naked-eye observations; Galileo's telescope made it possible to discern their markings; now observations from spacecraft …
Sonora Yaqui Language Structures
Av John M. Dedrick, Eugene H. Casad
Häftad, 2019
511 kr
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Yaqui is a Southern Uto-Aztecan language spoken by a people living predominantly in Sonora, with some communities in Arizona. This comprehensive reference on the Sonoran Yaqui language is a descriptive grammar that covers topics on phonology, word classes, verb structure, and complex sentences. …
Letters from the Southwest
Av Charles Lummis, James W. Byrkit
Häftad, 2019
364 kr
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In the fall of 1884, journalist Charles Lummis Set out on foot from Ohio to California on assignment for the Los Angeles Times. The reports he mailed ahead to that newspaper were later refashioned for the book A Tramp Across the Continent, a work that helped to establish Lummis as the most active …
