LATIN AMERICA

University Press of Florida 9780813069548 Pub Date: 1/17/2023 $90.00 Discount Code: Short Hardcover Paper over boards 400 Pages Performing Arts / Dance PER003070 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W

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Research Methods in the Dance Sciences

Tom Welsh, Jatin P. Ambegaonkar, Lynda Mainwaring

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A comprehensive guide to conducting empirical research in dance

Research Methods in the Dance Sciences introduces concepts and practices that support effective, empirical research in the dance sciences, including medical science. A valuable new resource for this growing field, this book provides foundational knowledge for anyone who wants to understand, apply, and conduct research with dancers and proposes ways to facilitate more collaboration between the many disciplines that often overlap in this area. Pioneers of dance medicine and science guide readers through the stages of the research process. They address topics such as choosing a research question, writing a literature review, developing a framework and methodology, influencing the field, and progressing in a research career. Offering dance-specific examples as illustrations, this volume provides clear and instructive strategies for developing a solid repertoire of research skills to examine dance and movement-centered activities

Contributor Bio

Tom Welsh is dance sciences professor and founding director of the Dance Conditioning Studio at Florida State University. He is the author of Conditioning for Dancers.

Jatin P. Ambegaonkar is professor in the School of Kinesiology and founding operations director of the Sports Medicine Assessment, Research, and Testing (SMART) Laboratory at George Mason University. Lynda Mainwaring is associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto and a registered psychologist in Ontario, Canada. The three editors have served on the editorial board of the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science for many years and Ambegaonkar is currently the editor-in-chief of the journal.

University Press of Florida 9780813054599 Pub Date: 4/25/2017 $24.95 Discount Code: Trade Paperback 328 Pages Biography & Autobiography / Military BIO008000 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W

The Generalship of Muhammad

Battles and Campaigns of the Prophet of Allah

Russ Rodgers

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In The Generalship of Muhammad, Russ Rodgers charts a new path by merging original sources with the latest in military theory to examine Muhammad's military strengths and weaknesses.

His campaigns, military thought, and insurgent strategy

There are many biographies of the Prophet, and they tend to fall into three categories: pious works that emphasize the virtues of the early Islamic community, general works for non-Muslim or non-specialist readers, and source-critical works that grapple with historiographical problems inherent in early Islamic history. In The Generalship of Muhammad, Russ Rodgers charts a new path by merging original sources with the latest in military theory to examine Muhammad's military strengths and weaknesses. Incorporating military, political, and economic analyses, Rodgers focuses on Muhammad’s use of insurgency warfare in seventh-century Arabia to gain control of key cities such as Medina. Seeking to understand the operational aspects of these world-changing battles, he provides battlefield maps and explores the supply and logistic problems that would have plagued any military leader at the time.

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Russ Rodgers is command historian with the U.S. Army and former adjunct professor of history. He is the author of Fundamentals of Islamic Asymmetric Warfare: A Documentary Analysis of the Principles of Muhammad.

University Press of Florida 9780813068657 Pub Date: 8/15/2021 $30.00 Discount Code: short Trade Paperback 452 Pages History / Military HIS027150 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W Status: ACTIVE

Stalking the U-Boat

U.S. Naval Aviation in Europe during World War I

Geoffrey L. Rossano

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"An exceptional piece of scholarship. Rossano clearly points out that military organizations in general, and a naval air force in particular, are built from the ground up and not the other way around. While we celebrate the exploits of the pilots, Rossano reminds us that there were myriad mechanics, constructors, paymasters, and even some ship drivers who played a vital role in naval aviation during WWI."--Craig C. Felker, U.S. Naval Academy "A fine book that will stand for many years as the definitive study of U.S. naval aviation in Europe. Well-researched and written, the book ranges widely, from the high-level planning in Washington for a naval air war to moving thousands of men and hundreds of aircraft across the ocean to the routine but dangerous training, patrol, and bombing flights that constituted the navy’s air mission in World War I."--William F. Trimble, author of Attack from the Sea

Stalking the U-Boat is the first and only comprehensive study of U.S. naval aviation operations in Europe during WW1. The Navy's experiences in this conflict laid the foundations for the later emergence of aviation as a crucial element of fleet operations.

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Geoffrey L. Rossano is the editor of Price of Honor: The World War One Letters of Naval Aviator Kenneth MacLeish.

University Press of Florida 9780813064338 Pub Date: 4/9/2019 $24.95 Discount Code: short Trade Paperback 278 Pages History / United States HIS036000 9 in H | 6 in W Status: ACTIVE

Uncommonly Savage

Civil War and Remembrance in Spain and the United States

Paul D. Escott

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Spain and the United States both experienced extremely bloody and divisive civil wars that left social and emotional wounds, many of which still endure today. In Uncommonly Savage, award-winning historian Paul Escott considers the impact of internecine violence on memory and ideology, politics, and process of reconciliation. He also examines debates over reparation or moral recognition, the rise of truth and reconciliation commissions, and the legal, psychological, and religious aspects of modern international law regarding amnesty.

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Paul D. Escott is the Reynolds Professor of History Emeritus at Wake Forest University and author of numerous books, including Slavery Remembered, Many Excellent People, "What Shall We Do With the Negro?" and The Confederacy.

University Press of Florida 9780813034270 Pub Date: 3/7/2010 $24.95 Discount Code: Trade Hardcover 208 Pages History / Wars & Conflicts HIS027100 Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology 9 in H | 6 in W | 1.2 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE

Lucky 73

USS Pampanito's Unlikely Rescue of Allied POWs in WWII

Aldona Sendzikas

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A harrowing true story of capture, torture, shipwreck, and survival "Recounts one of the most heartrending stories of the U.S. Navy's submarine service."--William Thiesen, author of Industrializing American Shipbuilding

"We find ordeal and torment of a kind that afflicts the imagination. Unbelievably brave British and Australian POWs are its heroes. U.S. submarine crews are its angels. You and I are its beneficiaries."--Michael Gannon, author of Black May and Operation Drumbeat

Today USS Pampanito is a tourist destination. During WWII the submarine earned six battle stars, sank six Japanese ships, damaged four others, and rescued seventy-three British and Australian POWs from the South China Sea. Astonishingly, this rescue happened three days after she sank one of the transport ships on which the Allied prisoners were being ferried to Japan. While working as curator for Pampanito, Aldona Sendzikas discovered the stories of those rescued and began an odyssey of tracking down one of the most incredible rescue stories of the Pacific War.

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Aldona Sendzikas, associate professor at the University of Western Ontario, is the former curator for the restored USS Pampanito, moored at Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.

University of Florida Press 9781683403197 Pub Date: 1/24/2023 $38.00 Discount Code: Short Trade Paperback 336 Pages History / Caribbean & West Indies HIS041010 9 in H | 6 in W

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Revolutions in Cuba and Venezuela

One Hope, Two Realities

Silvia Pedraza, Carlos A. Romero

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Comparing two consequential movements that shed light on the nature of revolution

The text compares the sociopolitical processes behind two major revolutions-Cuba in 1959, when Fidel Castro came to power, and Venezuela in 1999, when Hugo Chávez won the presidential election. With special attention to the Cuba-Venezuela alliance, particularly in regards to foreign policy and the trade of doctors for oil, Silvia Pedraza and Carlos Romero show that the geopolitical theater where these events played out determined the dynamics and reach of the revolutions. Updating and enriching the current understanding of the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutions, this study is unique in its focus on the massive exodus they generated

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Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, is author of Political Disaffection in Cuba's Revolution and Exodus.

Carlos A. Romero, professor emeritus in the Institute of Political Studies at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, is coauthor of U.S.-Venezuela Relations since the 1990s: Coping with Midlevel Security Threats

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL The Cuban Sandwich

University Press of Florida 9780813069388 Pub Date: 9/2/2022 $24.95 Discount Code: trade Trade Paperback 180 Pages Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB121000 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE

A History in Layers

Andrew T. Huse, Bárbara C. Cruz, Jeff Houck

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A delicious, multilayered tale of a legendary sandwich

How did the Cuban sandwich become a symbol for a displaced people, win the hearts and bellies of America, and claim a spot on menus around the world? The odyssey of the Cubano begins with its hazy origins in the midnight cafés of Havana, from where it evolved into a dainty high-class hors d’oeuvre and eventually became a hearty street snack devoured by cigar factory workers. In The Cuban Sandwich, three devoted fans —Andrew Huse, Bárbara Cruz, and Jeff Houck—sort through improbable vintage recipes, sift gossip from Florida old-timers, and wade into the fearsome Tampa vs. Miami sandwich debate (is adding salami necessary or heresy?) to reveal the social history behind how this delicacy became a lunch-counter staple in the U.S. and beyond. The authors also interview artisans who’ve perfected the high arts of creating and combining expertly baked Cuban bread, sweet ham, savory roast pork, perfectly melted Swiss cheese, and tangy, crunchy pickles. Tips and expert insight for making Cuban sandwiches at home will have readers savoring the history behind each perfect bite.

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Andrew T. Huse is curator of Florida Studies at University of South Florida Libraries and the author of From Saloons to Steak Houses: A History of Tampa. Bárbara C. Cruz is professor of social science education and co-director of the InsideART project at the University of South Florida. Jeff Houck is vice president of marketing for the Columbia Restaurant Group and previously worked as food editor, writer, and blogger for the Tampa Tribune.