Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

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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.

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Zephaniah Kingsley Jr. and the Atlantic World: Slave Trader, Plantation Owner, Emancipator

This biography tells the story of Zephaniah Kingsley Jr., a controversial figure who owned a Florida plantation in the early American Republic

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Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology

<em>Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology</em>&nbsp;offers a comprehensive overview of the available archaeological research conducted in the region.

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Coosa: The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom

In this colorfully illustrated book, Smith traces the rise and collapse of the chiefdom of Coosa, located in the Ridge and Valley province of northwestern Georgia and adjacent states. From humble beginnings, Coosa became one of the most important

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Folksongs of Florida

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The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and Their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 18851985

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Florida Folktales

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Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism

This volume explores how populist movements and politics present new challenges to public archaeologists, using global examples to propose practical forms of community engagement amid increasing polarization and extremism.

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From La Florida to La California: Franciscan Evangelization in the Spanish Borderlands

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Distinction Through Discovery: A Research-Oriented First Year Experience