This anthology illustrates the core problems in Native North American Art History by showing the paradoxes in its founding methodology. The essays deal directly with early scholars' and collectors' cultural barriers to understanding their subjects. The book provides examples of how to question the idealogical bases of what we often accept as the truth regarding the work.

I've found it to be immensely useful in a course that surveys the field; students develop a better appreciation for the work by studying the wider implications of ethnography and collecting. In particular, Marvin Cohodas' essay on Louisa Keyser often opens the way to new levels of understanding the contradictions in the discipline.

Anyone with a serious interest in native art should read this collection.

This book is a 1997 NCSS Notable

My 4 year-old grandson can't get enough of this book. Up to date about Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and pottery making.

The eruption of Arizona's Sunset Crater is a fact. The legends of nearby Hopi regarding that AD 1064 event were woven into myths that persist to the present day. "Earth Fire" brings Catyclism and people who feel at one with all the Earth together. You will learn more about geology. You will learn more about the people who inhabited this land before the rest of the world came here. And by learning the Hopi response to disaster, you will learn more about yourself. The only negative is "Earth Fire" is now out of print. Once, we thought we had much to teach the Hopi. Now we know how much we have to learn from these people who still live in a beautiful world of their own.

This book is a wonderful tool for those of you who are looking to get back in touch with your inner self. It is very easy to follow along with and elementary to understand. Meadows breaks down each area in a simplistic way and gradually builds upon what you are learning. Once you have gone through each section you will have a complete 'Earth Medicene Web' to use for every one you know. If you are interested in astrology, but would like another way to discover more about yourself and your purpose in life, your 'Earth Walk', this is the book for you.

great book. beautifully good. short and sweet

This collection of stories of contemporary Native American life gives great insight to all interested in Native American studies. It is an excellent stepping stone for further study. With such well-known authors as Paula Gunn Allen and Sherman Alexie, you cannot go wrong with this book. I found myself compelled to seek out more information and stories.

Following the resounding success of his "Giant Earthmovers - an Illustrated History", Keith Haddock has gone the full distance to produce a masterpiece in heavy equipment. Arranged by machine manufacturer and equipment category for quick reference, this comprehensive guide covers every significant manufacturer in North America and many others. Vital stats. on each machine with emphasis on record-setting achievements and significant milestones in machine development are included. Each manufacturer's history is covered in detail in the photo captions and text. Vividly illustrated with over 900 spectacular photographs, most never before published, this encyclopedia explains the creation and evolution of each equipment class and follows their development right up to date (2002). Provides in-depth information on crawler dozers, wheel dozers, crawler loaders, wheel loaders, loader-backhoes, scrapers, graders, off-highway trucks, trenchers, and all types of excavators including shovels, draglines, bucket wheels and hydraulic machines. A must for everyone in the earthmoving industry and every equipment enthusiast.

Excellent drawings of Wild Flowers. Fine details. And to think he drew them without picking them! Excellent book of his original drawings.

For several years I have been building a library of reference material to assist me in understanding the ecology and rehabilitation of madrean oak savanna and grasslands in southeast Arizona. As a layman in the ecological sciences but rehabilitation practitioner on my own land, I found this book to be very useful and readable. An excellent addition to a library for those seeking to build a general understanding of savanna vegetative interactions and management. I also recommend The Desert Grassland for those specifically interested in southern Arizona.