New Directions in Transnational Mexican History: Mexico On the World Stage is the first collection by historians to examine foreign immigration to Mexico as a way to interpret the significance of Mexican transnationalism and pluriculturalism. The contributors analyze Mexico as a recipient nation, broadening the application of transnationalism to encompass not only foreign migrants but Mexican figures like Francisco Madero who were deeply influenced by transnational experiences. This book e...

Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality, edited by Andre Johnson, is a collection of essays that examine the religious and spiritual in hip hop. The contributors argue that the prevailing narrative that hip hop offers nothing in the way of religion and spirituality is false. From its beginning, hip hop has had a profound spirituality and advocates religious views—and while not orthodox or systemic, nevertheless, many in traditional orthodox religions would find the theological ...

El estudio de la biodiversidad marina se está convirtiendo no solo en una actividad académica que ayuda a conocer en mayor detalle las faunas y floras, sino en una urgencia social dada nuestra dependencia de los recursos naturales para poder mantener un nivel de vida aceptable. La llamada "crisis de la biodiversidad", que resulta del uso indiscriminado de los servicios ambientales que nos provee la naturaleza, en el fondo refleja la gran preocupación de múltiples sectores sobre el poco pro...

Esta colección de estudios originales versa sobre la comida, la sociedad y la cultura en México desde la antropología y la historia. Los casos abarcan comunidades rurales y urbanas resaltando factores que determinan qué comemos.

Technocratic Visions examines the context and societal consequences of technologies, technocratic governance, and development in Mexico, home of the first professional engineering school in the Americas. Contributors focus on the influential role of engineers, especially civil engineers, but also mining engineers, military engineers, architects, and other infrastructural and mechanical technicians. During the mid-nineteenth century, a period of immense upheaval and change domestic...

The U.S. Ocean Commission Report identified the need for regional ecosystem assessments to support coastal and ocean management. These assessments must provide greater understanding of physical and biological dynamics than assessments at global and national scales can provide but transcend state and local interests. This need and timeliness is apparent for Long Island Sound, where a multi-state regional restoration program is underway for America’s most urbanized estuary. Synthesis of the ...