Journal of the Southwest articles

Recent articles from Journal of the Southwest

Publishing the Southwest: 50 years on.(Journal of the Southwest anniversary)(Brief article)
December 22, 2008... With this Winter 2008 issue of Journal of the Southwest, we celebrate fifty years of scholarly publishing at the University of Arizona. Since 1959 we have represented and developed the University's foundational interest in Southwest regional studies. Founded by John Alexander Carroll as...

Sympathy for the devil: devil sickness and lore among the Tohono O'odham.
December 22, 2008... It is unlikely that Europeans would have succeeded in the conquest of the New World were it not for the introduction of Old World diseases (e.g., smallpox, influenza, malaria) that undermined the structure and functioning of native societies. In 1492 the vast majority of Amerindians relied on...

Towards a new interpretation of the colonial regime in Sonora, 1681-1821.(Essay)
December 22, 2008... One of the central postulates of contemporary historiography is the focus on the so-called Other, a concept that requires a deconstructive approach to history. Moving towards such a line of inquiry, in this essay we attempt to rethink some of the taken-for-granted historical discourses on the...

The Timbisha Shoshone and the National Park idea: building toward accommodation and acknowledgment at Death Valley National Park, 1933-2000.
December 22, 2008... In the early 1970s, tourists flocked to the lavish Furnace Creek Inn in the heart of Death Valley National Monument. With its swimming pools, palm-shaded gardens, and fine dining, the hotel seemed every bit the American version of an Arabian oasis. At the resort, visitors could enjoy the...

The case of Tony Hillerman: an interview.(Interview)
December 22, 2008... This interview with Tony Hillerman took place in December 1990, in our old home in Albuquerque. It was the first rime we met. After that I often visited him in his beautiful new home in North Valley. We became friends. I taught his work at the University of Florence, supervised graduation...