The University of Alabama Press publishes Latin American and Caribbean books in the fields of history, anthropology, culture, political science, and more. The current program privileges progressive topics that critique and illuminate in areas such as the African diaspora, slavery, gender, human rights, Indigenous rights and resistance, cultural expression, the environment, and US involvement in the regions.
Please click on this link (https://mailchi.mp/024942b4ca68/lasa-2022-virtual-exhibit) to see the latest offerings and to peruse the list of new, recent, and backlist titles that are all 30% off with the conference code LASA2022. For orders that are placed during the conference, get free shipping as well with code LASA2022FS.
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EVENT: Be sure to catch the LASA session 423 “At the Margins of the Nation? Blackness, Racism and Slaveholding in the Hispanic Atlantic" featuring Alabama authors Jesús Sanjurjo, Erika Edwards, Teresa Prados-Torreira, Norah Gharala, and Natalia Sobrevilla Perea. Friday, May 6, from 12 to 1:30 pm.
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Offerings in the robust Atlantic Crossings series, edited by Karen Racine, Leo J. Garofalo, and Gabe Paquette, enrich readers with outstanding histories of the Americas in the context of Atlantic World policies and actors. See the series flier here: Atlantic Crossings Series
The new Contemporary Issues and Methods in Indigenous Studies series, edited by Denise E. Bates and Margaret Vaughan, will take UAP into innovative and interdisciplinary scholarship on historical and contemporary Indigenous issues in global contexts.
The NGOgraphies: Ethnographic Reflections on NGOs series, edited by David Lewis and Mark Schuller, comprises cutting-edge case studies from applied anthropology. See the series flier here: NGOgraphies Series
The long-running Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory series, edited by L. Antonio Curet, boasts a host of books providing the most comprehensive archaeological and ethnohistorical information on the Caribbean. See the series flier here: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series
Historical Archeology in South America, edited by Pedro P. Funari and Jake Sauer, focuses on theoretical and methodological advances being made in holistic approaches to studies of the post-1492 eras. See the series flier here: Historical Archaeology in South America Series
Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology, edited by Gene Allen Smith, covers the spectrum of maritime and nautical archaeology. See the series flier here: Maritime Currents Series
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Auteurs: The University of Alabama Press
Langue: English
Édition: First
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Good Maya Women
Migration and Revitalization of Clothing and Language in Highland Guatemala
Auteurs: Joyce N. Bennett
Langue: English
Édition: first
Site Web du Livre: Cliquez ici
Tell Mother I'm in Paradise
Memoirs of a Political Prisoner in El Salvador
Auteurs: Ana Margarita Gasteazoro, edited by Judy Blankenship and Andrew Wilson
Langue: English
Édition: First
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In the Blood of Our Brothers
Abolitionism and the End of the Slave Trade in Spain's Atlantic Empire, 1800–1870
Auteurs: Jesús Sanjurjo
Langue: English
Édition: First
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Mastering the Law
Slavery and Freedom in the Legal Ecology of the Spanish Empire
Auteurs: Ricardo Raúl Salazar Rey
Langue: English
Édition: First
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The Fabric of Resistance
Textile Workshops and the Rise of Rebellious Landscapes in Colonial Peru
Auteurs: Di Hu
Langue: English
Édition: First
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Civil Becomings
Performative Politics in the Amazon and the Mediterranean
Auteurs: Raúl Acosta
Langue: English
Édition: First
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Ethnic Entrepreneurs, Crony Capitalism, and the Making of the Franco-Mexican Elite
Auteurs: José Galindo
Langue: English
Édition: First
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The Power of Their Will
Slaveholding Women in Nineteenth-Century Cuba
Auteurs: Teresa Prados-Torreira
Langue: English
Édition: First
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Hiding in Plain Sight
Black Women, the Law, and the Making of a White Argentine Republic
Auteurs: Erika Denise Edwards
Langue: English
Édition: First
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