Books in the The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere series

A sweeping survey of Brazilian representations-encompassing literature, art, propaganda, mass media, and other realms-across five centuries of evolving identity, brimming with powerful photographs.

A James Beard Foundation Awardwinning record of the traditional regional cuisines of Oaxaca, from one of the world's foremost authorities on Mexican cooking.No one has done more to introduce the world to the authentic, flavorful cuisines of Mexico than Diana Kennedy. Acclaimed as the Julia Child of Mexican cooking, Kennedy has been an intrepid, indefatigable student of Mexican foodways for more than fifty years and has published several classic books on the subject, including The Cuisines of Mexico (now available in The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, a compilation of her first three books), The Art of Mexican Cooking, My Mexico, and From My Mexican Kitchen. Her uncompromising insistence on using the proper local ingredients and preparation techniques has taught generations of cooks how to prepareand savorthe delicious, subtle, and varied tastes of Mexico.In Oaxaca al Gusto, Kennedy takes us on an amazing journey into one of the most outstanding and colorful cuisines in the world. The state of Oaxaca is one of the most diverse in Mexico, with many different cultural and linguistic groups, often living in areas difficult to access. Each group has its own distinctive cuisine, and Diana Kennedy has spent many years traveling the length and breadth of Oaxaca to record in words and photographs ';these little-known foods, both wild and cultivated, the way they were prepared, and the part they play in the daily or festive life of the communities I visited.' Oaxaca al Gusto is the fruit of these laborsand the culmination of Diana Kennedy's life's work. Organized by regions, Oaxaca al Gusto presents some three hundred recipesmost from home cooksfor traditional Oaxacan dishes. Kennedy accompanies each recipe with fascinating notes about the ingredients, cooking techniques, and the food's place in family and communal life. Lovely color photographs illustrate the food and its preparation. A special feature of the book is a chapter devoted to the three pillars of the Oaxacan regional cuisineschocolate, corn, and chiles. Notes to the cook, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index complete the volume.

Capturing a place and time that are unique in American art history, a former museum director traces the curatorial process and artistic lineages linked to intriguing artists during significant shifts in the sociopolitical climate at the U.S.-Mexico border

The first comprehensive synthesis of a major topic in Andean archaeology, this volume reconstructs the complex and situational motivations underlying ritual killing and the broader range of pre- and post-killing rites that were integral to ancient liturgi

Employing a creative mix of real and fictive events, objects, and people that subverts assumptions about the archiving and display of historical artifacts, this innovative book both documents and evokes an arts collective that played a significant role in the Chicano movement.

With almost 200 photographs, many never before published, and an authoritative text that delves into the motivations and aesthetics of the photographers who took them, this is the most ambitious and historically accurate visual record of the Mexican Revol

This magnificent ethnographic photo-essay presents the modern Maya of Yucatan who-resilient, resourceful, creative, and armed with intimate knowledge of the place where they live-have survived centuries of upheaval

A comprehensive study of two intimately linked patron saint fiestas in Central Mexico.

This sweeping study by a noted anthropologist examines the relationship of the indigenous Kuna of Panama with writing and ethnography over the course of the twentieth century.

A grand overview of the New World's most recognizable but least understood ancient city-Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico-which proposes a new model for the city's social and political structure.

Based on eyewitness accounts of rituals conducted at the height of Inca rule, this is a key document that provides an unparalleled account of the prayers and religious celebrations of the Inca in a context of rapidly changing cultural practices.

The first systematic study of how the ancient Maya peoples perceived and used color.

One of the world's foremost documentary photographers offers an unflinching look at the inhuman conditions suffered by the mentally ill and disabled in many countries.

Winner of the 2015 James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year award, with over 275 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes, lively stories of their origins, and luscious illustrations, here is the definitive work on the foods of Yucatan, one of the world's gre

Superb photographs and text that create a moving, intimate portrait of a community in the southern highlands of Ecuador.

An authoritative transcription, translation, and commentary on a sixteenth-century Nahuatl codex that is one of only two principal sources of Aztec song and a key document in the study of Aztec life in the century after conquest.

A major rethinking of the origins of the two primary calendars used by the ancient lowland Maya, proposing that the calendars developed about a millennium earlier than commonly thought.

The first book that addresses color in photography from the beginning of the medium to the present, this landmark copublication with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art explores how color transformed photography into today's dominant artistic form.

With a discernment of the American character that recalls Alexis de Tocqueville, this riveting account of the author's 8,500-mile bicycle journey around the United States offers a unique firsthand perspective on how Latino immigrants are changing the face of our country.

Gripping firsthand accounts of the drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border from drug traffickers and law enforcement officials.

One of the world's leading authorities presents a major overview of the Moche, one of pre-Columbian America's greatest civilizations, renowned for its monumental architecture, metalwork, ceramics, and textiles.

Leading international scholars from many complementary disciplines present a state-of-the-art, holistic, and in-depth vision of the Inka Empire, the largest political system that ever developed in the ancient New World.

A detailed critical analysis and historical contextualization of three Aztec pictorial histories.

With a comprehensive presentation of the archaeology and visual culture of a key Moche site, this pioneering book investigates why ritual violence and human sacrifice were central to the development of Moche rulership and the reinforcement of social stratification.

This groundbreaking study of gestational imagery on ancient Olmec monuments and objects brings to light Mesoamerica's earliest creation narrative and traces its evolution into one of the enduring themes of Mesoamerican ritual life and art.

The first comprehensive synthesis of a major topic in Andean archaeology, this volume reconstructs the complex and situational motivations underlying ritual killing and the broader range of pre- and post-killing rites that were integral to ancient liturgi