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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"American Southwest"”.
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The political assimilation of Mexican immigrants in the American Southwest
This project examines the phenomenon through which those with the national identities and values of one nation come to adopt those of another. More specifically, it examines the changes in national identity, ethnic identity and political values that immigrants to the United States have undergone to …
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Transformations of Spanish urban landscapes in the American Southwest, 1821-1900
… of historical Spanish urban form in the American Southwest. The study encompasses three phases of increasing Anglo American influence between 1821 and 1900. An analysis of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Socorro and Las Vegas, New Mexico, and Tucson. Arizona will be made in reference to: …
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Harry E. "Indian" Miller: Spectacles of Identity in the Early Twentieth Century American Southwest
… Crazy Thunder. Miller insisted on his Native American heritage despite the fact that he was born to a European-American family of pioneers, and for most of the early twentieth century, his audiences and customers apparently accepted the ruse. This paper examines Miller’s choice to engage in …
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Anthropology of nostalgia : primitivism and the antimodern vision in the American Southwest, 1880-1930
… and adobe," and the vision of stillness in the Southwestern hinterland that it evokes. Indeed, few other regions of the United States have so consistently nurtured the cult of the primitive and the peasant that inheres in Lummis' simple paean to adobe. Indian and Hispano both build from adobe; …
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Manifest Manhood on the Santa Fe Trail: Trapping and Trading in the American Southwest, 1821-1847
… that occurred in New Mexico during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Informed by a growing literature that in the past two decades has redefined the study of empire, this work focuses attention on the transnational and trans-imperial flow of people, commodities, and social meanings which …
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Invention and Contention: Place, Identity and Memory of the Spanish Past in the American Southwest, 1848-1940
As the twentieth century unfolded, American writers, critics, and boosters presented a narrative of the arid Southwest as an exotic place blessed with a romantic history that could inspire, captivate and renew the many new white citizens flocking to rapidly growing cities. The history of Spanish …
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The maize from Black Dog Cave: Testing the concept of races of maize in the American Southwest
… of archaeological maize from sites all over the American Southwest, quantifications during living maize races of the Southwest, and statistics from isozyme studies. Comparisons of all data indicate: the Virgin Anasazi raised the flinty Onaveno variant of Basketmaker maize; maize grows differently …
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Communities of the Dispossessed or Technocratic Housing Nonprofits? Political Logics Animating Community Land Trusts across the American Southwest
… of Community Land Trusts (CLTs) across the Southwest, in order to contribute to ongoing scholarly conversations about the potential cooptation of the CLT movement. In doing so, it contributes to the perennial question of how actors might challenge or subvert hegemonic systems without …
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Geography of the Middle East through the Western Lens: A Survey of Films Set in the Middle East and Filmed in the American Southwest
… geographic regions of the Middle East and American Southwest and the ways both were used. </p>
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The Combined Role of ENSO-driven Sea Surface Temperature Variation and Arctic Sea Ice Extent in Defining Climate Conditions in the Southwestern United States
… and negatively impact water resources in the American southwest. Other research suggests that multiple periods of increased precipitation and/or cooler temperatures in the American southwest during the Little Ice Age (LIA) were due to strong El Niño events; historical records also describe …
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Grit and Student-Athlete Performance: A Case Study.
… at an NCAA Division II university in the American Southwest Rocky Mountain Region. Results included a positive correlation between student-athlete grit level and informant grit report, indicating that student-athlete consistently rated their grit higher than their coach rated their grit. …
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The Bombs Bursting In Air: A History Of The Effects of Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing On Washington County, Utah, 1951-1963
… of political and economic forces. While some Americans readily concede that these tests were necessary for the survival of the United States in the face of Soviet nuclear aggression, other Americans (notably, those who were most closely affected) do not share such a patriotic view of the …
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The Denizens of Manifest Destiny: An Archaeological Examination of Life on the Military Site of Fort Garland, Colorado
… of land consisting of what is now currently the American Southwest. This land was inhabited by a combination of Hispanic settlers and Native tribes. To maintain order in the region, the United States established a series of military posts garrisoned with troops who would be able to mobilize …
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'A Moment of Magic': Coyote, Tricksterism, and the Role of the Shaman in Rudolfo Anaya's Sonny Baca Novels
… threaten the social fabric of Albuquerque, the American Southwest, and the entire world. In battling Raven, Sonny comes to realize that both he and his foe have the ability to access a spiritual power that takes root in the myths and belief systems of various cultures, including Sonny's Chicano …
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The Last Apache "Broncho": The Apache Outlaw in the Popular Imagination, 1886-2013
This study examines the American mythmaking of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Apache 'renegades' and their post—Apache Wars counterpart the Apache 'bronchos' in popular culture and memory. The idea of the 'broncho' Apache created fear, insecurity, and cautionary folklore for residents …
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Drinking up the desert
… of river water, Tucson, like other cities in the American Southwest, continues to search for new water sources for its ever-growing population.
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A Multi-Millennial Drought Reconstruction for West-Central New Mexico Using Rocky Mountain Juniper (<i>Juniperus scopulorum</i>, Sarg.)
… events, and our findings suggest that the American Southwest should anticipate comparable drought events in the predicted warmer and drier future.</p>
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Uncommon Knowledge: A History of Queer New Mexico, 1920s-1980s
<p>New Mexico, the heart of the American Southwest, has been home to countless gay men and lesbians throughout the twentieth century. This dissertation explores the states LGBTQ past and investigates the connections and exchanges between urban and rural gay and lesbian identities, cultures, and …
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