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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.

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.

<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.

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.

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.

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;