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Chicano Satire
A Study in Literary Culture
University of Texas Press
In this groundbreaking study, Guillermo Hernández focuses on the uses of satire in the works of three authors—Luis Valdez, Rolando Hinojosa, and José Montoya—and on the larger context of Chicano culture in which satire operates.
Barrio Gangs
Street Life and Identity in Southern California
University of Texas Press
Drawing on many years of experience in the barrios as a youth worker, high school teacher, and researcher, Vigil examines the complex factors that give birth and persistence to gangs.
Mexican American Fertility Patterns
By Frank D. Bean and Gray Swicegood
University of Texas Press
This study examines Mexican American fertility patterns in the decade 1970-1980.
The Texas-Mexican Conjunto
History of a Working-class Music
By Manuel Peña
University of Texas Press
A history of conjunto music and musicians.
The Zoot-Suit Riots
The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation
University of Texas Press
This engrossing study goes beyond sensational headlines and biased memories to provide an understanding of the zoot-suit riots in the context of both Mexican American and Anglo social history.
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