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  • Native and National in Brazilby Tracy Guzman

    The University of North Carolina Press 2013; US$ 29.95

    How do the lives of indigenous peoples relate to the romanticized role of "Indians" in Brazilian history, politics, and cultural production? Native and National in Brazil charts this enigmatic relationship from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the consolidation of the dominant national imaginary in the postindependence period and... more...

  • The Scramble for the Amazon and the "Lost Paradise" of Euclides da Cunhaby Susanna B. Hecht

    University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 36.00

    The fortunes of the late nineteenth century’s imperial and industrial powers depended on a single raw material—rubber—with only one source: the Amazon basin. And so began the scramble for the Amazon—a decades-long conflict that found Britain, France, Belgium, and the United States fighting with and against the new nations... more...

  • Atlanta, Cradle of the New Southby William A. Link

    The University of North Carolina Press 2013; US$ 52.50

    After conquering Atlanta in the summer of 1864 and occupying it for two months, Union forces laid waste to the city in November. William T. Sherman's invasion was a pivotal moment in the history of the South and Atlanta's rebuilding over the following fifty years came to represent the contested meaning of the Civil War itself. The war's aftermath... more...

  • River Road Ramblerby Mary Ann Sternberg

    LSU Press 2013; US$ 19.95

    The River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge hosts a fascinating mix of people, traditions, and stories. Author Mary Ann Sternberg has spent over two decades exploring this richly historic corridor, uncovering intriguing and often underappreciated places. In River Road Rambler, she presents fifteen sketches about sites along this scenic route.... more...

  • Along the River Roadby Mary Ann Sternberg

    LSU Press 2013; US$ 22.95

    Few thoroughfares offer as rich a history as Louisiana?s River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. In this third edition of her extremely popular guide, Along the River Road, Mary Ann Sternberg provides a revised introduction, new images, and updated information on sites and attractions as well as tales and local lore about favorite and overlooked... more...

  • Inka Human Sacrifice and Mountain Worshipby Thomas Besom

    University of New Mexico Press 2013; US$ 65.00

    In this study, Besom explores the ritual practices of human sacrifice and the worship of mountains, attested in both archaeological investigations and ethnohistorical sources, as tools in the establishment and preservation of political power within the Inka empire. more...

  • One Placeby Paul Kwilecki; Tom Rankin

    The University of North Carolina Press 2013; US$ 45.00

    Though artistic and ambitious, Paul Kwilecki (1928-2009) chose to remain in Bainbridge, Georgia, the small Decatur County town where he was born, raised, and ran the family's hardware store. He had always been interested in photography and taught himself how to use a camera. Over four decades, he documented life in his community, making hundreds of... more...

  • Maine 101by Nancy Griffin

    MacIntyrePurcell Publishing, Inc 2013; US$ 9.99

    Including topics ranging from the Missouri Compromise and statehood to the Algonquin language and the origins of L. L. Bean, this comprehensive guide showcases the fascinating state of Maine. Inventions created in Maine, such as the doughnut hole and the earmuff, as well as state delicacies?blueberries and maple syrup?are discussed in detail. Profiles... more...

  • Imperial Portugal in the Age of Atlantic Revolutionsby Gabriel Paquette

    Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 79.00

    A pioneering account of the links between Portugal and Brazil which survived despite the demise of the Portuguese Atlantic empire. more...

  • Che Guevaraby Andrew Sinclair

    The History Press 2013; US$ 10.19

    A concise biography of one of the most iconic revolutionaries of all time. more...