Tag: Southwest

Free Download Jayson Gonzales Sae-Saue, "Southwest Asia: The Transpacific Geographies of Chicana/o Literature"
English | 2016 | pages: 196 | ISBN: 0813577160, 0813577179 | PDF | 10,7 mb
Chicana/o literature is justly acclaimed for the ways it voices opposition to the dominant Anglo culture, speaking for communities ignored by mainstream American media. Yet the world depicted in these texts is not solely inhabited by Anglos and Chicanos; as this groundbreaking new book shows, Asian characters are cast in peripheral but nonetheless pivotal roles.

Free Download Excavations, Surveys and Heritage: Essays on Southwest Asian Archaeology in Honour of Zeidan Kafafi
Susanne Kerner, Omar Al-Ghul
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3963272228 | 398 Pages | True PDF | 18.6 MB

Free Download Ancient Ruins and Rock Art of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide by David Grant Noble
English | September 20, 2015 | ISBN: 1589799372 | 304 pages | MOBI | 27 Mb
This fourth edition of David Grant Noble’s indispensable guide to archaeological ruins of the American Southwest includes updated text and many newly opened archaeological sites. From Alibates Flint Quarries in Texas to the Zuni-Acoma Trail in New Mexico, readers are provided with such favorites as Chaco Canyon and new treasures such as Sears Kay Ruin. In addition to descriptions of each site, Noble provides time-saving tips for the traveler, citing major highways, nearby towns and the facilities they offer, campgrounds, and other helpful information. Filled with photos of ruins, petroglyphs, and artifacts, as well as maps, this is a guide every traveler needs when exploring the Southwest.

Free Download Southwest Art – February-March 2024
English | 94 pages | True PDF | 82.5 MB

Free Download Old Southwest to Old South: Mississippi, 1798-1840
by Mike Bunn and Clay Williams
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1496843800 | 320 Pages | ePUB | 4 MB

Free Download The Rough Guide to Texas & the Southwest by Rough Guides
English | August 15, 2023 | ISBN: 1839058412 | 200 pages | MOBI | 32 Mb
This practical travel guide to Texas & the Southwest features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks of things to see and do will make it a perfect companion both, ahead of your trip and on the ground. This Texas & the Southwest guide book is packed full of details on how to get there and around, pre-departure information and top time-saving tips, including a visual list of things not to miss. Our colour-coded maps make Texas & the Southwest easier to navigate while you’re there. This guide book to Texas & the Southwest has been fully updated post-COVID-19 and it comes with a free eBook.

Free Download James E. Snead, "Ruins and Rivals: The Making of Southwest Archaeology"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0816523975, 0816521387 | EPUB | pages: 226 | 4.5 mb
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Free Download Yuqing Yang, "Mystifying China’s Southwest Ethnic Borderlands: Harmonious Heterotopia"
English | ISBN: 1498502970 | 2017 | 262 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The Confucian notion of "Harmony with difference" (he er bu tong) has great political and cultural resonance in contemporary China, which propagates the quest for a pluralist harmony between cultural and ethnic components of society. In an attempt to examine a range of responses to this state-envisioned ideal of accommodating ethnic differences, this book analyzes the literary and cultural discourses that surround three minority regions in Southwest China – Dali, which was once the location of the ancient Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms; the homeland of the matrilineal Mosuo known as the Country of Women; and the Tibetan areas associated with utopian Shangri-La. This book borrows Foucault’s concept of "heterotopia" to address the contradictory and often simultaneously existing views of the minority region as rich treasure house of tradition and as intractable barrier to modern development which combine to give rise to productive tensions in scholastic and artistic creations. Through reconstituting and performing the myths and legends of or about minority culture, the representations of the three places turn into heterotopias which are posed between the mythical and the real in different ways. Functioning as a self-reflective mirror, they simultaneously offer images of the actual habitats of the ethnic other which have been subject to socialist projects of modernity, and become a viable means by which to exert material effects on the real landscape. Products of a fascination with alternative social spaces, the three mystified lands all contain conceptualizations of harmony – be it spiritual, gender-based or ecological – that are conceivably absent in the imperfect actuality of the Chinese heartland. In conclusion, these aesthetically constructed spaces of the other negotiate and enrich the discourse of "Harmony with difference," reacting to ethnic politics in PRC history and creating an audience that grows attentive to the traditions of minorities.

Free Download Lonely Planet Southwest USA, 9th Edition by Amy C Balfour, Joel Balsam, Michael Benanav, Jade Bremner, Jay Jones
English | November 7th, 2023 | ISBN: 1787016552 | 432 pages | True EPUB | 126.89 MB
Lonely Planet’s Southwest USA is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Marvel at the Grand Canyon, experience unbeatable nightlife in Las Vegas and visit world-class museums in Santa Fe; all with your trusted travel companion.

Free Download Siegfried Siegesmund, Miguel A. S. Basei, Pedro Oyhantçabal, "Geology of Southwest Gondwana"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 3319689193, 3319886827 | PDF | pages: 700 | 63.3 mb
This book focuses on the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana and presents state-of-the-art insights into its evolution. It addresses the diachronic assembly of continental fragments derived from the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent later amalgamated to build SW Gondwana during the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition, which on a global scale includes parts of present-day South America, Africa and Madagascar. The book presents 24 state-of-the-art reviews including the most crucial controversies. Most experienced scientists about the geology of SW Gondwana from Europe, Africa, South America and Australia present contributions on key areas addressing the interactions between the main cratons and fold belts on both sides of the South Atlantic Ocean. Chapters related to the geology of the major