Southwest Books of the Year 2010: Picks by W. David Laird, Patricia Etter & Bill Broyles

by Lekson, Stephen H.

Book - 2009

Since the appearance of his first book in 1983, Lekson has published at least 16 additional titles, all of them dealing, in one way or another, with the a...Show more Since the appearance of his first book in 1983, Lekson has published at least 16 additional titles, all of them dealing, in one way or another, with the archaeology of the Southwest. This latest is a magnificent summary of what we now know about our prehistory. Or, perhaps I should rather say what Lekson knows, and speculates, about our prehistory. This volume will not meet with universal approval because each two-part chapter (there are eight of them) tries to describe both the key players (i.e., archaeological interpreters, past and present) and the cultures they interpret and/or argue about. Lekson does not hesitate to name names when analyzing views he sees as sometimes intentionally wrong-headed and, as you might imagine, he has some strong opinions about what is good in the field as well as what is bad. Show less

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The Art of Maynard Dixon

by Hagerty, Donald J.

Book - 2010

This is a magnificent companion volume to Hagerty’s excellent biography of Dixon, published earlier this year by Gibbs Smith. The text here is fulsome, pr...Show more This is a magnificent companion volume to Hagerty’s excellent biography of Dixon, published earlier this year by Gibbs Smith. The text here is fulsome, providing thorough background for an understanding of where Dixon was as his art evolved from illustration to painting, and why this evolution occurred. More than 200 vivid illustrations, many of them in the large format of this volume, remind us on page after page that Dixon was a master of both composition and color. Show less

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Converging Streams

Art of the Hispanic and Native American Southwest From Preconquest Times to the Twentieth Century

Book - 2010

This is a catalog for an exhibition at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art. The 179 color plates display objects ranging from matachine headdresses and ret...Show more This is a catalog for an exhibition at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art. The 179 color plates display objects ranging from matachine headdresses and retablos to Navajo blankets, silver jewelry and cowhide playing cards! As good as the color plates are, this book is most remarkable for its text. There are eleven essays by experts including editor Wroth, Marc Simmons, Lane Coulter and Ann Lane Hedlund. Each essay is aimed at helping us understand how the cultures of the Southwest have affected each other during centuries of living, working, eating, fighting, painting, carving and dying side by side. It is a wonderful volume, containing both beauty and wisdom Show less

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Urban Indians in Phoenix Schools, 1940-2000

by Amerman, Stephen Kent

Book - 2010

Over the years, many books have been written about the boarding school experience of American Indians. The time has come to study American Indian educatio...Show more Over the years, many books have been written about the boarding school experience of American Indians. The time has come to study American Indian education in an urban environment, in this case the Phoenix Union High School system, which serves the third largest Native community in the country. The strength of this book stems from its account of the experience of eighteen students from multiple tribes, who found themselves in the minority among Mexican-American, African-American and Asian-American students. Amerman discusses the emotional challenges confronting these students as they adjusted to their teachers and a new educational system while working to retain a sense of cultural background and Native pride. Show less

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The Wind Doesn't Need A Passport

Stories From the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

by Hendricks, Tyche

Book - 2010

The United States border with Mexico is not a line as it appears on maps, but rather is a place where the citizens of two countries have long co-existed. ...Show more The United States border with Mexico is not a line as it appears on maps, but rather is a place where the citizens of two countries have long co-existed. It is also the epicenter of a myriad of problems concerning immigration, the drug problem, border violence, and poverty. These problems are discussed in depth by the author, who has explored the borderland, talked with its residents, and concluded that are things the American public needs to learn. Do they know thousands cross the border daily to work, visit relatives, go to the doctor, or buy groceries? Or that ranchers in New Mexico's boot heel have shared work closely with Mexican ranchers across the line? Consider, too, the Tohono O'odham of Arizona, whose people know no border since they regularly exchange visits with relatives a few steps away on the other side. Included in the volume is a photograph that tells a moving story: a mother stands on one side of a wire fence in San Diego’s Friendship Park, trying to touch hands with her son on the other side of the fence. A fence can't divide people, but, according to the author, deeper causes of illegal immigration have something to do with profound economic disparities between the two countries. This is essential reading for any citizen concerned with border issues. Show less

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Endangered

Biodiversity on the Brink

by Tobin, Mitch

Book - 2010

While reporter Mitch Tobin was filing environmental stories with a Tucson newspaper, he was also keeping fuller notes, not only on endangered Southwest ba...Show more While reporter Mitch Tobin was filing environmental stories with a Tucson newspaper, he was also keeping fuller notes, not only on endangered Southwest bats, wolves, condors, humpback chubs, and jaguars, but also wildlife managers, ranchers, scientists, and politicians. Tobin goes far beyond the headlines to bring us the story behind the story -- personalities with dust on their boots, cryptic policies, and animals lying dead at our feet. Like the good reporter he is, Tobin can take a vat of facts and distill a spirited story, one served with thoughtful analysis and constructive suggestions. The result is a very solid but entertaining history of the Endangered Species Act in the Southwest. Show less

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