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The University of Utah Press FALL/WINTER 2019 contents p. 5 Anthropology 9, 14 p. 3 Archaeology 8, 10 Memoir & Biography 4 Middle East Studies 11-13 Mormon Studies 2 Natural Science 6-7 Nature and Environment 1, 6 Utah 1, 3-5 Western History 5, 7, 9 Tanner Trust Fund 15 New in Paperback 16 Featured Backlist 17-20 Essential Backlist 21-24 p. 6 p. 7 p. 14 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @UOFUPRESS p.11 ON THE COVER: Utah Olympic pins from This is the Plate (p. 3). Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society. Our Mission The University of Utah Press is an agency of the J. Willard Marriott Library of the University of Utah. In accordance with the mission of the University, the Press publishes and disseminates scholarly books in selected fields and other printed and recorded materials of significance to Utah, the region, the country, and the world. The University of Utah Press is a member of the Association of University Presses. www.UofUpress.com UTAH/NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT 1 Utah’s Air Quality Issues ORDERS: 800-621-2736 Problems and Solutions Edited by Hal Crimmel The first book on air pollution in Utah, this WWW.UOFUPRESS.COM volume investigates the causes, impacts, and possible solutions to Utah’s air quality issues. lthough Utah is a land of outdoor wonders, the Astate has a distressing air pollution problem. In some areas, such as Salt Lake City, geography exacerbates the issue; air quality in the Wasatch Front metropolitan region often ranks among the worst in the nation, especially during winter months. Utah’s Air Quality Issues: Problems and Solutions tackles the subject. Written by scholars in a variety of fields, including chemical engineering, economics, atmospheric science, health care, law, parks and November 2019, 300 pp., 6 x 9 recreation, and public policy, the book provides a 30 illustrations one-stop resource on the causes, impacts, and possible eBook 978-1-60781-709-3 solutions to the state’s air quality dilemma. This volume Paper 978-1-60781-708-6 is a must read for anyone wanting to understand Utah’s $39.95 air pollution problem and what can be done about it. Hal Crimmel is Rodney H. Brady Distinguished Professor and chair of the English department at Weber State University. A founding co-chair of WSU’s Environmental Issues Committee, he teaches environmental and sustain- ability issues. Crimmel has published five books, including Dinosaur: Four Seasons on the Green and Yampa Rivers and Desert Water: The Future of Utah’s Water Resources. He is co-producer of the documentary film The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement. ALSO OF INTEREST "This collection is a reference for anyone entering into or acting within air quality 'space.' Readers will find rigorously researched background information that can help provide the scientific and social grounding to solve air quality issues. They also can learn important vocabulary for interacting with people from different sectors. The potential service provided by this collection is enormous.” —Deborah Burney-Sigman, executive director of Breathe Utah "Utah's Air Quality Issues is aimed at those seeking an understand- able overview of the major issues. Its ten chapters cover air quality science, economics, public policy, environmental justice, and other germane topics. Each chapter provides unique information needed to Desert Water better understand the complexities surrounding air quality." The Future of Utah’s Water Resources —Arnold Reitze, professor of environmental law, University of Utah Edited by Hal Crimmel eBook 978-1-60781-3736 Paper 978-1-60781-375-0 $24.95 Teaching in the Field Working with Students in the Outdoor Classroom Edited by Hal Crimmel Paper 978-0-87480-762-2 $24.95 2 MORMON STUDIES Producing Ancient Scripture Joseph Smith’s Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity Edited by Michael Hubbard MacKay, Mark Ashurst-McGee, FALL/WINTER 2019 FALL/WINTER and Brian M. Hauglid An in-depth examination of all of Joseph Smith’s translation projects oseph Smith, the founding prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of the THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESS PRESS UNIVERSITY UTAH THE OF J broader Latter-day Saint movement, produced several volumes of scripture between 1827, when he began translating the Book of Mormon, and 1844, when he was murdered. The Book of Mormon, published in 1830, is well known. Less read and studied are Smith's subsequent translated texts that he presented as the writings of ancient Old World and New World prophets. These works were published and received by early February 2020., 450 pp. Latter-day Saints as prophetic scripture that included eBook 978-1-60781-739-0 important revelations and commandments from God. 978-1-60781-738-3 This collaborative volume is the first to study Price TBD Joseph Smith’s translation projects in their entirety. In this carefully curated collection, experts contribute cutting-edge research and incisive analysis. The chapters explore Smith’s translation projects in focused detail and in broad contexts, as well as in comparison and conversa- tion with one another. Authors approach Smith’s sacred texts from historical, textual, linguistic, and literary per- spectives to offer a multidisciplinary view. Scrupulous examination of the production and content of Smith’s ALSO OF INTEREST translations opens new avenues for understanding the foundations of Mormonism, provides insight on aspects of early American religious culture, and helps conceptu- alize the production and transmission of sacred texts. Michael Hubbard MacKay is associate professor in the Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University and a former his- torian and coeditor at the Joseph Smith Papers project. Mark Ashurst-McGee is a senior historian in the Church History Depart- ment and the senior research and review editor for the Joseph Smith Papers project, where he serves as a specialist in document analysis and documen- An 1860 English-Hopi Vocabulary tary editing methodology. Written in the Deseret Alphabet Brian M. Hauglid is associate professor and visiting fellow at the Neal A. Kenneth R. Beesley and Dirk Elizinga Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. eBook 978-1-60781-354-5 Paper 978-1-60781-353-8 $19.95 Essays on American Indian and "These essays collectively revise our understanding of Joseph Smith’s Mormon History many translation projects. I found each essay stimulating and thought-provoking. I cannot imagine writing or teaching about the Edited by P. Jane Hafen and Brenden W. Rensink Joseph Smith period of Mormonism without having this book nearby eBook 978-1-60781-691-1 Hardcover 978-1-60781-690-4 $45.00 as a source to consult.” —John Turner, professor of American religion, George Mason University, and author of The Mormon Jesus: A Biography and Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet FOLKLORE STUDIES/UTAH 3 This Is the Plate ORDERS: 800-621-2736 Utah Food Traditions Edited by Carol A. Edison, Eric A. Eliason, and Lynne S. McNeill An entertaining and informative exploration of WWW.UOFUPRESS.COM cultural dimensions of foodways in Utah he first book-length treatment of Utah’s distinctive Tfood heritage, this volume contains work by more than sixty subject-matter experts, including scholars, community members, event organizers, journalists, bloggers, photographers, and food producers. It features recipes and photographs of food and beverages. Utah’s food history is traced from precontact Native American times through the arrival of multinational Mormon pioneers, miners, farmers, and other immigrants to today’s moment of “foodie” creativity, craft beers, and “fast-casual” restaurant-chain development. Contributors also explore the historical and cultural background February 2020, 450 pp., 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 for scores of food-related tools, techniques, dishes, 147 illustrations, most in color traditions, festivals, and distinctive ingredients from eBook 978-1-60781-741-3 Paper 978-1-60781-740-6 the state’s religious, regional, and ethnic communities $34.95 as well as Utah-based companies. In a state much influenced by Latter-day Saint history and culture, iconic items like Jell-O salads, funeral potatoes, fry sauce, and the distinctive “Utah scone” have emerged as self-conscious signals of an ecumenical Utah identity. Scholarly but lively and accessible, this book will appeal to both the general reader and the academic folklorist. Carol A. Edison retired as director of the Folk Arts Program of the Utah Arts ALSO OF INTEREST Council in 2011. Edison is a recipient of the American Folklore Society’s Benjamin A. Botkin Prize for lifetime achievement in public folklore. Eric A. Eliason is professor of English at Brigham Young University and specializes in folklore. His books include: The J. Golden Kimball Stories; Wild Games: Hunting and Fishing Traditions in North America (with Dennis Cutchins) and Latter-day Lore: Mormon Folklore Studies (with Tom Mould). Lynne S. McNeill is assistant professor of folklore in the English department at Utah State University. She is author of the popular textbook Folklore Rules, and co-editor of Slender Man is Coming: Creepypasta and Contemporary Legends on the Internet. Plain but Wholesome "One of the delights of the book is the contrast between stereotypes Foodways of the Mormon Pioneers of Utah and its food traditions and the reality as it has unfolded Brock Cheney historically. 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