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Charros: How Mexican Cowboys Are Remapping Race and American Identity Volume 54

Charros: How Mexican Cowboys Are Remapping Race and American Identity Volume 54 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Laura R. BarracloughSeries:American Crossroads #54Publish date:2019-06-04Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520289123ISBN-10:520289129UPC:9780520289123Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCSZX3NV7F
In the American imagination, no figure is more central to national identity and the nation's origin story than the cowboy. Yet the Americans and Europeans who settled the U.S. West learned virtually everything they knew about ranching from the indigenous and Mexican horsemen who already inhabited the region. The charro--a skilled, elite, and landowning horseman--was an especially powerful symbol of Mexican masculinity and nationalism. After the 1930s, Mexican Americans in cities across the U.S. West embraced the figure as a way to challenge their segregation, exploitation, and marginalization from core narratives of American identity. In this definitive history, Laura R. Barraclough shows how Mexican Americans have used the charro in the service of civil rights, cultural citizenship, and place-making. Focusing on a range of U.S. cities, Charros traces the evolution of the "original cowboy" through mixed triumphs and hostile backlashes, revealing him to be a crucial agent in the production of U.S., Mexican, and border cultures, as well as a guiding force for Mexican American identity and social movements.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520289123ISBN-10:520289129UPC:9780520289123Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCSZX3NV7F
Laura R. Barraclough is the Sarai Ribicoff Associate Professor of American Studies at Yale University. She is the author of Making the San Fernando Valley: Rural Landscapes, Urban Development, and White Privilege and coauthor of A People's Guide to Los Angeles.
Publisher: University of California Press

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