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In this captivating collection, Florida’s most notable authors, poets, and environmentalists take readers on a journey through the natural wonders of the state.

In this groundbreaking comparative archaeological study of Asian immigrants in North America, Douglas Ross excavates the Ewen Cannery to explore how its immigrant workers formed new cultural identities in the face of dramatic displacement.

In <em>Wild Capital</em>, Barbara Jones demonstrates that looking at nature through the lens of the marketplace is a surprisingly effective approach to protecting the environment. Showing that policy-makers and developers rarely associate wild places with monetary values, Jones argues that nature should be viewed as a capital asset like any other in order for environmental preservation to be a competitive alternative to construction projects.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This book tells the story of how Lacand&oacute;n Maya families have adapted to the contemporary world while applying their ancestral knowledge to create an ecologically sustainable future in Mexico&rsquo;s largest remaining tropical rainforest.

Though critical work has often focused on Joyce's relationship to medieval thinkers like Thomas Aquinas and Dante,&nbsp;<em>Renascent Joyce</em>&nbsp;examines Joyce's connection to the Renaissance in such figures as Shakespeare, Rabelais, and Bruno.