“An exemplary transnational history distinguished by its simultaneous treatment of multiple and diverse sociological actors in their complex sociopolitical engagements, working-class alliances, and pan-African solidarities. Combining a variety of archival and bibliographic sources, Sullivan skillfully uses an agro-industrial epicenter in northeastern Cuba as the springboard for important regional, hemispheric, and Atlantic connections.”—Jorge L. Giovannetti-Torres, author … Continue reading Cuba’s Cosmopolitan Enclaves
Alive in Their Garden
"This is the book I wish I’d had on hand as I was writing In the Time of the Butterflies.”—From the introduction by Julia Alvarez “This translation offers an important contribution to the study of dictatorship, both in the Dominican Republic and beyond, but also to our understanding of bearing witness to tragedy, the challenges … Continue reading Alive in Their Garden
Roman Bioarchaeology
“Highlights current Roman bioarchaeological research on a wide range of topics while outlining potential avenues for future research. This volume will certainly become a foundational piece that will inspire new questions, new approaches, and new collaborations.”—Creighton Avery, McMaster University “Covers a wide range of Roman bioarchaeological topics, ranging from childhood, sex and gender, mobility and … Continue reading Roman Bioarchaeology
An Archaeology of Woodland Transformation
“A wonderful, deep historical perspective on village life, the complexities of identity, and critical social change in the American southeast.”—Jake Holland-Lulewicz, Pennsylvania State University “Jenkins provides a rich historical understanding of Woodland social change in this novel approach to the dynamic archaeology of social movements on the Gulf Coast. Her discovery of important changes in … Continue reading An Archaeology of Woodland Transformation
Social Inequality and Difference in the Ancient Greek World
“Avoiding an Athenocentric approach, this volume will be a very welcome source. It should serve to encourage historians of the period and region to more fully engage with the bioarchaeological record and the unique perspectives it offers on questions of population relationships, disease, and regionality when considering inequality and social differentiation.”—Linda Fibiger, coeditor of The … Continue reading Social Inequality and Difference in the Ancient Greek World
Digital Satire in Latin America
“In this fascinating transnational project, Alonso writes the next chapter in satire studies. He introduces us to the digital natives across Latin America who are reworking satire for the post-TV era. Rich in local context, each of Alonso’s penetrating case studies explores the contours of new forms of DIY satire and examines the provocative ways … Continue reading Digital Satire in Latin America
Technified Muses
“Offers a highly engaging and original approach to feminine embodiment in Mexican literature through the critical figure of the muse. This book represents an important contribution to Mexican literary studies in dialogue with scholarship on gender, urban space, and techno-corporeality.”—Susan Antebi, author of Embodied Archive: Disability in Post-Revolutionary Mexican Cultural Production “This excellent study illuminates the intersections … Continue reading Technified Muses
Becoming Object
“A brilliant bioarchaeological and biohistorical exploration of Morton and his collection. Geller has pushed us to think beyond simple analyses and instead to consider nuanced, contextual ideas about history, our field, and our present.”—Meredith A. B. Ellis, author of The Children of Spring Street: The Bioarchaeology of Childhood in a 19th Century Abolitionist Congregation Becoming … Continue reading Becoming Object
Chronicling Amazon Town
“A book that many have been waiting for. It opens up the results of a classical community study, Amazon Town, for assessment and appreciation and brings the story up to date in a way that is both challenging and satisfying.”—William H. Fisher, author of Rain Forest Exchanges: Industry and Community on an Amazonian Frontier “Simultaneously launches … Continue reading Chronicling Amazon Town
Mesoamerican Osteobiographies
“An important and timely contribution to both the bioarchaeology of Mesoamerica and the deployment of osteobiography within the field of bioarchaeology.”—Lauren Hosek, University of Colorado, Boulder“The authors of this volume take a challenging approach to understanding the lived experience of people in the past in a novel and interesting way.”—Corey Ragsdale, Southern Illinois University Drawing … Continue reading Mesoamerican Osteobiographies
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