La Chicana: the Mexican-American woman

La Chicana is the story of a marginal group in society, neither fully Mexican or fully American, who suffer under triple oppression: as women, as members of a colonized culture, and as victims of a cultural heritage dominated by the cult of machismo. Tracing the role of Chicanas from pre-Columbian s...

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Main Authors: Mirandé, Alfredo (Author), Enríquez, Evangelina (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 1981
Edition:Paperback edition
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Summary:La Chicana is the story of a marginal group in society, neither fully Mexican or fully American, who suffer under triple oppression: as women, as members of a colonized culture, and as victims of a cultural heritage dominated by the cult of machismo. Tracing the role of Chicanas from pre-Columbian society to the present, the authors reveal the antecedents and roots of contemporary cultural expectations in Aztec, colonial, and revolutionary Mexican historical periods. A discussion of the contribution of modern Chicanas to their community and to feminism and a look at literary stereotypes and the emergence of Chicana literature to counter them round out this perceptive and sympathetic analysis
Physical Description:x, 283 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780226531601