Latina/os and World War II :: mobility, agency, and ideology /

This eye-opening anthology documents the effects of WWII on Latina/o personal and political beliefs across a broad spectrum of ethnicities and races. The first book-length study of Latina/o experiences in World War II over a wide spectrum of identities and ancestries-from Cuban American, Spanish Ame...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn), Olguín, B. V., 1965- (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014.
Ausgabe:First edition.
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:This eye-opening anthology documents the effects of WWII on Latina/o personal and political beliefs across a broad spectrum of ethnicities and races. The first book-length study of Latina/o experiences in World War II over a wide spectrum of identities and ancestries-from Cuban American, Spanish American, and Mexican American segments to the under-studied Afro-Latino experience-Latina/os and World War II probes the controversial aspects of Latina/o soldiering and citizenship in the war, the repercussions of which defined the West during the twentieth century. The editors also offer a revised, more accurate tabulation of the number of Latina/os who served in the war. Spanning imaginative productions, such as vaudeville and the masculinity of the soldado razo theatrical performances; military segregation and the postwar lives of veterans; Tejanas on the homefront; journalism and youth activism; and other underreported aspects of the wartime experience, the essays collected in this volume showcase rarely seen recollections. Whether living in Florida in a transformed community or deployed far from home (including Mexican Americans who were forced to endure the Bataan Death March), the men and women depicted in this collection yield a multidisciplinary, metacritical inquiry. The result is a study that challenges celebratory accounts and deepens the level of scholarly inquiry into the realm of ideological mobility for a unique cultural crossroads. Taking this complex history beyond the realm of war narratives, Latina/os and World War II situates these chapters within the broader themes of identity and social change that continue to reverberate in postcolonial lives.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxiv, 304 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780292758629
0292758626
9780292758636
0292758634

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen