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Rural Social Movements in Latin America: Organizing for Sustainable Livelihoods

The contributors to Rural Social Movements in Latin America include academic researchers as well as social movement leaders who are seeking to effect change in their countries and communities. As a group they are at the forefront of some of the most critical environmental, social, and political issues of the day.

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Ceramic Production in Early Hispanic California: Craft, Economy, and Trade on the Frontier of New Spain

In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, much of what is now the western United States was known as Alta California, a distant corner of New Spain. The presidios, missions, and pueblos of the region have yielded a rich trove of ceramics materials, though they have been sparsely analyzed in the literature.&nbsp;<em>Ceramic Production in Early Hispanic California</em>&nbsp;examines those materials to reinterpret the economic position of Alta California in the Spanish Colonial Empire.

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Indian and European Contact in Context: The Mid-Atlantic Region

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Home Front: North Carolina during World War II

<em>Home Front</em> traces the evolution of the people, customs, traditions, and attitudes, arguing that World War II was the most significant event in the history of modern North Carolina.

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Girls of the Factory: A Year with the Garment Workers of Morocco

Laetitia Cairoli spent a year in the ancient city of Fes;&nbsp;<em>Girls of the Factory</em>&nbsp;tells the story of what life is like for working women. Forced to find a factory job herself so that she could speak more intimately with working women, Cairoli&nbsp;was able to learn firsthand why they work, what working means to them, and how important earning a wage is to their sense of self.

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Anthropological Perspectives on Aging

Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, this volume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives to explore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe and throughout human history.

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Celebrating Florida: Works of Art from the Vickers Collection

This book illustrates in full color a generous selection of paintings, drawings, and prints by some of the world&rsquo;s most significant artists who came to Florida from 1823 to 1950 to capture the &ldquo;Sunshine State.&rdquo;&nbsp;

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After Apollo: Cultural Legacies of the Race to the Moon

This book explores how NASA&rsquo;s space program impacted American society and culture during and after the race to the Moon, looking back at the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing from the perspective of the present day.

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Impact of Materials on Society

This textbook supports the Impact of Materials on Society course and teaching materials, developed with the Materials Research Society. The textbook offers an exploration into materials (including ceramics, clay, concrete, glass, metals, and polymers) and the relationship with technologies and social structures. The textbook was developed by an interdisciplinary team from Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, including anthropologists, sociologists, historians, media studies experts, classicists, and more.