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Pachucas and Pachucos in Tucson : Situated Border Lives /

When the Zoot Suit Riots ignited in Los Angeles in 1943, they quickly became headline news across the country. At their center was a series of attacks by U.S. Marines and sailors on young Mexican American men who dressed in distinctive suits and called themselves pachucos. The media of the day portr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cummings, Laura (Laura Lee) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pre-World War II teens
  • Post-World War II teens
  • Family histories: pre-World War II teens
  • Family histories: post-World War II teens
  • The pachuco language variety in Tucson
  • Education
  • The police
  • Power relations: cultural repressions
  • Conclusion.