| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Contents |
Anguished past, trouble present, The Savagery and promise of traumatic memory -- Rich in culture, low on capital, Cultural studies and the global economy -- Wisdom and weakness, Freire and education -- Desire on the line, Sexual transgression and the border as grand metaphors -- The virtues of conflict, Challenging dominant culture and white feminist theory -- Donde hay amor, hay dolor, Where there is love, there is pain |
| Summary |
By approaching Chicana/o issues from the frames of feminism, social activism, and cultural studies, and by considering both lived experience and the latest research, Torres offers a more comprehensive understanding of current Chicana life. Through compelling prose, Torres masterfully weaves her own story as a first-generation Mexican American with interviews with activists and other Mexican-American women to document the present fight for social justice and the struggles of living between two worlds |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mexican American women -- Study and teaching
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Mexican American women -- Social conditions
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Mexican American women -- Ethnic identity
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Social action -- United States
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Feminism -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Feminism
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Mexican American women -- Ethnic identity
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Mexican American women -- Social conditions
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Mexican American women -- Study and teaching
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Social action
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134726905 |
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1134726902 |
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1299869750 |
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9781299869752 |
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9781315881034 |
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1315881039 |
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