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Author Chappell, Ben, 1971-

Title Lowrider space : aesthetics and politics of Mexican American custom cars / Ben Chappell
Published Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Cruising Spaces; 2. Inside Out: The Ambivalent Aesthetics of Lowrider Interiors; 3. Auto Bodies; 4. Work: The Producer as Author; Color section; 5. Neither Gangsters nor Santitos; Conclusion; Notes; Reference List; Index
Summary "This book explores how lowrider car culture allows Mexican Americans to alter the urban landscape and make a place for themselves in an often segregated society"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs
Mexican Americans -- Cultural assimilation
Lowriders -- Social aspects -- United States
Automobiles -- Social aspects -- United States
Automobiles -- Societies, etc. -- Social aspects -- United States
Popular culture -- United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Hispanic American Studies.
Automobiles -- Social aspects
Mexican Americans -- Cultural assimilation
Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs
Popular culture
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780292737877
0292737874