Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945, Paperback - George J. Sanchez

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): George J. SanchezNumber of pages: 390Collection: American CrossroadsPublication date: 2022Dimen...

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Classic study of Chicano Los Angeles

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Investigates the ways in which race and gay/lesbian sexuality intersect and operate in Chicano/a literature and film. This book presents an analyse...

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Los Angeles in the American Journals of Petru Comarnescu and Stelian Tanase - Georgiana Lolea

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Thom Andersen's Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003), hailed as "a city symphony in reverse, " challenges whether the movies have ever really depicted L...

Food, Health, and Culture in Latino Los Angeles explores the history of Latino cuisine in Los Angeles and the contemporary Latino food scene, one t...

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Through their own words, Vacher tells their story in Los Angeles, offering along the way a close look at the role the black musicians union played ...

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A concise history of more than forty lorry manufacturers and their products from the first half of the twentieth century.

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Labyrinths of Deceit. Culture, Modernity and Identity in the Nineteenth century - Richard J. Walker

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Reducere. A practical, hands-on guide to Mexican-American folk magic. American Brujeria is about the fascinating blend of American and Mexican folk magic cur...

Now more than ever the role of icons and monuments in shaping a national identity is a subject of vital importance to scholars of both nationalism ...

Los Angeles based contemporary artist Ed Ruscha is celebrated for his paintings, drawings, prints, and artist's book, receiving widespread critical...

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Reducere. Radicals in the Barrio uncovers a long and rich history of political radicalism within the Mexican and Chicano working class in the United States. ...

DescriptionThis book explores everyday identity change and its role in transforming ethnic, national and religious divisions. It uses very extensiv...

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