Building with Our Hands: New Directions in Chicana Studies - Brossura

De La Torre, Adela; Pesquera, Beatriz M.

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ISBN 10: 0520070909 ISBN 13: 9780520070905

Casa editrice: University of California Press, 1993

Riassunto

This is the first interdisciplinary collection of articles addressing the unique history of Chicana women. From a diverse range of perspectives, a new generation of Chicana scholars here chronicles the previously undocumented rich tapestry of Chicanas' lives over the last three centuries. Focusing on how women have grappled with political subordination and sexual exploitation, the contributors confront the complex intersection of class, race, ethnicity, and gender that defines the Chicana experience in America.

The book analyzes the ways that oppressive power relations and resistance to domination have shaped Chicana history, exploring subjects as diverse as sexual violence against Amerindian women during the Spanish conquest of California to contemporary Chicanas' efforts to construct feminist cultural discourses.

The volume ends with a provocative dialogue among the contributors about the challenges, frustrations, and obstacles that face Chicana scholars, and the voices heard here testify to the vibrant state of Chicano scholarship.

Trenchant and wide-ranging, this collection is essential reading for understanding the dynamics of feminism and multiculturalism.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Adela de la Torre is Chair of Mexican-American Studies and Associate Professor of Health Care Administration at California State University, Long Beach. Beatriz Pesquera is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0520070909
• ISBN 13: 9780520070905
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 262