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The evolution of the orquesta in the Southwest from its beginnings in the nineteenth century through its pinnacle in the 1970s and its decline since the 1980s.

';Marshall writes with wit, reason, and style... An excellent resource on the history and future of American cities.' Library Journal Do cities work anymore? How did they get to be such sprawling conglomerations of lookalike subdivisions, mega freeways, and ';big box' superstores surrounded by acres of parking lots? And why, most of all, dont they feel like real communities? These are the questions that Alex Marshall tackles in this hard-hitting, highly readable look at what makes cities work. Marshall argues that urban life has broken down because of our basic ignorance of the real forces that shape citiestransportation systems, industry and business, and political decision-making. He explores how these forces have built four very different urban environments: the decentralized sprawl of California's Silicon Valley; the crowded streets of New York City's Jackson Heights neighborhood; the controlled growth of Portland, Oregon; and the stage-set facades of Disney's planned community, Celebration, Florida. To build better cities, Marshall asserts, we must understand and intelligently direct the forces that shape them. Without prescribing any one solution, he defines the key issues facing all concerned citizens who are trying to control urban sprawl and build real communities. His timely book is important reading for a wide public and professional audience.

LeClercq covers everything a legal writer needs to know, from the mechanics of grammar and punctuation to the finer points of style, organization, and clarity of meaning.

Ten essays by specialists in art history, history, and papyrology offer reflections on women in Roman society based on the material evidence provided by art, archaeology, and ancient literary sources.

In this collection of thirty-four interviews with Texas songwriters, Kathleen Hudson pursues the stories behind the songs, letting the singers' own words describe where their songs come from and how the diverse, eclectic cultures, landscapes, and musical

What happened when a religious movement came to a Guatemalan town.

A timely analysis of the disturbing murders that have taken the lives of nearly 400 Mexican women in El Paso's twin city.

An updated edition of Angus Wright's now-classic indictment of chemical-dependent agriculture in Latin America.

A leading Mayan intellectual and activist discusses the Maya movement and the future of Guatemala.

The development of an Inca religious pilgrimage tradition.

Brings to life the interlocking dramas of family ties and political conflict. Against a background of Morocco's struggle for independence from French colonial rule, this book charts the development of personal relationships, between generations as well as between husbands and wives.

Offers a history of the Gardens of Sallust from Roman times onwards.

Lively, thought-provoking interviews with twenty-one "second wave" Chicano/a poets, fiction writers, dramatists, documentary filmmakers, and playwrights.

The story of Letty, a delicate girl who is forced to move from lush Virginia to desolate West Texas.

This translation, by a man who is himself a poet, brings to English readers the whole range of Dario's verse.

A critical reappraisal of the notion of modernity in Mexican architecture and its influence on a generation of Mexican architects.

In this practical, hands-on guide, veteran TV and screenwriter Ben Brady unlocks the secrets of the adaptation process, showing aspiring writers and writing teachers how to turn any kind of narrative material into workable, salable screenplays for film an

This survey significantly illuminates the sources of Iranian attitudes toward the West and offers many surprising discoveries for Western readers, not least of which is the fact that Iranians have often found Westerners to be as enigmatic and incomprehens

Essays by one of the leading South American social philosophers of the early twentieth century.

A novel about a passionate woman who lacks the money to establish herself in the liberated, bohemian society she craves.

Andrew M. Riggsby thoroughly investigates the types of cases heard by the public courts to offer a provocative new understanding of what has been described as "crime" in the Roman Republic and to illuminate the inherently political nature of the Roman pub

An alternative critical approach to the traditional one of close readings of the classical films.

This book traces efforts during the early twentieth century to create a Soviet-style society in one of the largest and most strategically situated of the Latin American countries.

';An all-encompassing study... Holm shows the interconnecting historical, social and psychological attributes of Native American veterans.' Historynet.com At least 43,000 Native Americans fought in the Vietnam War, yet both the American public and the United States government have been slow to acknowledge their presence and sacrifices in that conflict. In this first-of-its-kind study, Tom Holm draws on extensive interviews with Native American veterans to tell the story of their experiences in Vietnam and their readjustment to civilian life. Holm describes how Native American motives for going to war, experiences of combat, and readjustment to civilian ways differ from those of other ethnic groups. He explores Native American traditions of warfare and the role of the warrior to explain why many young Indigenous men chose to fight in Vietnam. He shows how Native Americans drew on tribal customs and religion to sustain them during combat. And he describes the rituals and ceremonies practiced by families and tribes to help heal veterans of the trauma of war and return them to the ';white path of peace.' This information, largely unknown outside the Native American community, adds important new perspectives to our national memory of the Vietnam war and its aftermath. ';An overview of one kind of serviceman about which nothing substantive has been written: the Native American... A fascinating introduction to the role of military traditions and the warrior ethic in mid-20th-century [Native American] life.' Library Journal

A study of one of the largest and most successful Mayan peasant rebellions.

A collection of essays tracing the many memories of the past created by different individuals and groups in Mexico, the book addresses the problem of memory and changing ideas of time in the way Mexicans conceive of their history.

The Athenian rhetorician Isocrates (436-338) was one of the leading intellectual figures of the fourth century; this volume contains his orations 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, and 14, as well as all of his letters.

This book is designed not only to call new attention to this Brazilian master but also to raise questions about the nature of literature itself and current alternative views on how it can be approached.

A vivid novel about the solitary life of a peasant family in a harsh and unforgiving land, austerely told by a classic Brazilian writer.