Books published by University of Washington Press

Caste and gender are complex markers of difference that have traditionally been addressed in isolation from each other, with a presumptive maleness present in most studies of Dalits (untouchables) and a presumptive upper-casteness in many feminist studies. In this study of the representations of Dalits in the print culture of colonial north India, Charu Gupta enters new territory by looking at images of Dalit women as both victims and vamps, the construction of Dalit masculinities, religious conversion as an alternative to entrapment in the Hindu caste system, and the plight of indentured labor.The Gender of Caste uses print as a critical tool to examine the depictions of Dalits by colonizers, nationalists, reformers, and Dalits themselves and shows how differentials of gender were critical in structuring patterns of domination and subordination.

From cedar totem poles to high-tech video installations, downtown Seattle sparkles with hundreds of artworks adorning plazas, lobbies, parks, and waterfront piers and paths. This impressive collection, comprising works by artists with regional or international reputations (and often both), has expanded rapidly as Seattle¿s urban core has grown.The explosive development of South Lake Union in recent years has brought major works by Jaume Plensa, Julie Speidel, Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, Buster Simpson, Jenny Heishman, and more. The Seattle Art Museum¿s ten-year-old Olympic Sculpture Park provides a breathtaking setting for Richard Serräs monumental Wake and Beverly Pepper¿s ever-changing Perre¿s Ventaglio III, and links the downtown waterfront to Myrtle Edwards Park, which features Michael Heizer¿s once-maligned and now beloved Adjacent, Against, Upon.To tell the lively stories of those who commissioned and created these artworks, James Rupp interviewed and corresponded with more than ninety artists, also drawing from newspaper reviews, books, catalogs, and artist statements. Photographs by Miguel Edwards, all new to this book, showcase the pieces¿ street-level presentation and help the reader understand the larger impact of each work in its neighborhood context. This comprehensive guide offers detailed information about the individual works of art, organized by downtown neighborhood, and featuring:More than 350 artworksOver 300 color photographs9 detailed area maps for self-guided toursUnique descriptions of each artworkBiographies of all the artistsPerfect for art and architecture lovers, as well as visitors and newcomers to the city, Art in Seattle¿s Public Spaces showcases the wealth of urban art to be freely enjoyed by all.A Michael J. Repass Book

"Originally published in 1981 by University of Missouri Press"--Title page verso.

"A William Sangki and Nanhee Min Hahn book."

Set against the backdrop of geo-political conflict of the 20th century, the history of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) illustrates the complexity of international collaboration to tackle environmental resource issues and pursue scientific knowledge. This book is commissioned for the organization's centenary.

An extended, objective analysis of the exploitation of the thousands of young Korean men who served in Japan's military and auxiliary occupations

Examines the introduction of infectious diseases among the Indians of the Northwest Coast culture area (present-day Oregon and Washington west of the Cascade Mountains, British Columbia west of the Coast Range, and southeast Alaska) in the first century of contact and the effects of these diseases on Native American population size and structure.

Ordered to join the Pacific Squadron in 1854, the US Navy warship Decatur sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, through the Strait of Magellan to Valparaiso, Honolulu, and Puget Sound, then on to San Francisco, Panama, and Costa Rica, while serving in the Pacific until 1859, the eve of the Civil War. This book offers a social history of the warship.

Winner of the Before Columbus Foundation''s American Book AwardThis collection of sixteen stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to an American audience. Scent of Apples contains work from the 1940s to the 1970s. Although many of Santos''s writings have been published in the Philippines, Scent of Apples is his only book published in the United States.Replaces ISBN 9780295956954

During the last two centuries BCE, the Western Han capital of Chang'an, near today's Xi'an in northwest China, outshone Augustan Rome in several ways while administering comparable numbers of imperial subjects and equally vast territories. This book deals with this topic.

A fascinating collection of the travel writings of George Kennan, America's leading expert on Russia in the late 19th century.

Puer tea has been grown for centuries in the "Six Great Tea Mountains" of Yunnan Province. In imperial China it was a prized commodity, traded to Tibet by horse or mule caravan via the so-called Tea Horse Road and presented as tribute to the emperor in Beijing.

Traces the transformation of the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho from land thought unusable and unproductive to a wealth-generating industrial agricultural paradise

Combines anthropology and history, anecdote and theory to portray the encounter between the Tlingit Indians and the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska in the late 1700s and to analyze the indigenous Orthodoxy that developed over the next 200 years.

Sudden cardiac arrest can strike anyone at any time. This book identifies fifty factors associated with the likelihood of surviving cardiac arrest and lays out twenty-five specific steps involved in raising a community's cardiac arrest survival rate. It is suitable for EMS medical directors, administrators, and personnel - paramedics.

Celebrates the careers of two architects who helped define the cultural history of the Pacific Northwest.

Ann Morris has become a priestess of sorts, investing her mind and spirit into an ambitious oeuvre of figurative bronzes that speak with a singular and meditative voice. This book traces the arc of Morris' artistic development.