Greasers and Gringos: Latinos, Law, and the American Imagination - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Steven W. BenderSeries:Critical America #8Publish date:2005-10-01Pages:293
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814798881ISBN-10:814798888UPC:9780814798881Book Category:Social Science, LawBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Legal History, DiscriminationBook Topic:AmericanSize:8.78 x 5.98 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCPNJSZW1P
Although the origin of the term "greaser" is debated, its derogatory meaning never has been. From silent movies like The Greaser's Revenge (1914) and The Girl and the Greaser (1913) with villainous title characters, to John Steinbeck's portrayals of Latinos as lazy, drunken, and shiftless in his 1935 novel Tortilla Flat, to the image of violent, criminal, drug-using gang members of East LA,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9780814798881ISBN-10:814798888UPC:9780814798881Book Category:Social Science, LawBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Legal History, DiscriminationBook Topic:AmericanSize:8.78 x 5.98 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCPNJSZW1P
Steven W. Bender is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives at Seattle University School of Law. He is the author of Mea Culpa: Lessons on Law and Regret from US History (NYU Press, 2015), Run for the Border: Vice and Virtue in U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings (NYU Press, 2012), Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing (NYU Press, 2010), and Greasers and...
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