This book is a wide-ranging ethnography of Mazatlán, a mid-sized city and tourist destination on Mexico's Pacific coast. The text focuses on diverse aspects of Mazatlecos' lives, especially in public realms. Readers will finish with an analytical understanding of life in Mazatlán and a good practical sense of it, too - knowledge that should apply, in some degree, to many other parts of Mexico and, indeed, to much of Spanish-speaking America.Rife with concrete observations of local ...

Do you want to change the world-or yourself? To improve your work? To make the best decisions possible? Then this brief but comprehensive guide to PLANNING, DOING, AND REVISING is for you.By following ten steps, you'll maximize your chances of success. This short, practical manual shows you how to tailor your plans to your resources and desires, so the same basic approach will work whether your project is modest or grand, you're one person or many, your time frame is short or long....

This volume presents documents from a monumental inspection of presidios in northern New Spain from 1766 to 1768. The Marqués de Rubí, a Spanish noble and field marshal, led this 7500-mile tour and reshaped Spanish policy in the region. The writings included here provide readers with first-hand perspectives on the course of the inspection, the state of the presidios, and the process of reform. But information about many other topics also lies within, including environmental conditions, eco...

Truth, Golden Rules, and the Bonobo HandshakeNat’s professor, Doris, seduces him and announces that she’s a bonobo. Over the next two years, Nat explores whether to become one, too.Filled with sex, humor, and philosophical musing, Bonobo! presents people struggling to find the balance between settling and seeking, flatlining and fireworks, ‘porn’ and drama.In Tucson, Dale and other anthropology students create a utopian movement emulating b...