Nosotros : a study of everyday meanings in Hispano New Mexico /

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Much knowledge and understanding can be generated from the experiences of everyday life. In this engaging study, Alvin O. Korte examines how this concept applies to Spanish-speaking peoples adapted to a particular locale, specifically the Hispanos and Hispanas of northern New Mexico. Drawing on soci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Korte, Alvin O.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, 2012.
Series:Latinos in the United States series.
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > New Mexico > Social life and customs.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Nouveau-Mexique > Mœurs et coutumes.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Hispanic Americans > Social life and customs.
New Mexico.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Phenomenology of everyday life : fenomenologia cotidiana y los hispanos
  • The oral tradition : el saber popular
  • Mortification, an interactional perspective : la mortificacion
  • Shame, respect, and joking exchanges : verguenza, respeto, y la carría
  • Violence in mexican music : mancornando
  • Being in prison : en la pinta
  • Multiple realities : múltiples realidades
  • Curse and disorder : el desmadre
  • Leave taking : despedidas
  • From tombstones to star trek : que poco soy! : "no soy mas"
  • Seeking light after the great night : tinieblas
  • Giving thanks : dando gracias
  • Final thoughts : pensamientos ultimos
  • Notes.

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