{"product_id":"latinaos-and-world-war-ii-maggie-rivas-rodrguez-9781477307625","title":"Latina\/OS and World War II: Mobility, Agency, and Ideology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study of Latina\/o experiences in World War II over a wide spectrum of identities and ancestries--from Cuban American, Spanish American, and Mexican American segments to the under-studied Afro-Latino experience--\u003ci\u003eLatina\/os and World War II\u003c\/i\u003e probes the controversial aspects of Latina\/o soldiering and citizenship in the war, the repercussions of which defined the West during the twentieth century. The editors also offer a revised, more accurate tabulation of the number of Latina\/os who served in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning imaginative productions, such as vaudeville and the masculinity of the \u003ci\u003esoldado razo\u003c\/i\u003e theatrical performances; military segregation and the postwar lives of veterans; Tejanas on the homefront; journalism and youth activism; and other underreported aspects of the wartime experience, the essays collected in this volume showcase rarely seen recollections. Whether living in Florida in a transformed community or deployed far from home (including Mexican Americans who were forced to endure the Bataan Death March), the men and women depicted in this collection yield a multidisciplinary, metacritical inquiry. The result is a study that challenges celebratory accounts and deepens the level of scholarly inquiry into the realm of ideological mobility for a unique cultural crossroads. Taking this complex history beyond the realm of war narratives, \u003ci\u003eLatina\/os and World War II\u003c\/i\u003e situates these chapters within the broader themes of identity and social change that continue to reverberate in postcolonial lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggie Rivas-Rodr?uez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477307621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477307625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Maggie Rivas-Rodr?uez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980476481791,"sku":"9781477307625","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb26912a-1abc-4c42-9253-da6da2a3fa53.jpg?v=1683250122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/latinaos-and-world-war-ii-maggie-rivas-rodrguez-9781477307625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}