{"product_id":"there-was-a-woman-domino-renee-perez-9780292718128","title":"There Was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"How is it that there are so many lloronas?\" A haunting figure of Mexican oral and literary traditions, La Llorona permeates the consciousness of her folk community. From a ghost who haunts the riverbank to a murderous mother condemned to wander the earth after killing her own children in an act of revenge or grief, the Weeping Woman has evolved within Chican@ imaginations across centuries, yet no truly comprehensive examination of her impact existed until now. Tracing La Llorona from ancient oral tradition to her appearance in contemporary material culture, \u003ci\u003eThere Was a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the intriguing transformations of this provocative icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom La Llorona's roots in legend to the revisions of her story and her exaltation as a symbol of resistance, Domino Renee Perez illuminates her many permutations as seductress, hag, demon, or pitiful woman. Perez draws on more than two hundred artifacts to provide vivid representations of the ways in which these perceived identities are woven from abstract notions--such as morality or nationalism--and from concrete, often misunderstood concepts from advertising to television and literature. The result is a rich and intricate survey of a powerful figure who continues to be reconfigured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Domino Renee Perez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292718128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292718128\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 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.02w x 0.72d","brand":"Domino Renee Perez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045010108671,"sku":"9780292718128","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b43f0cb-1627-48c3-8b3f-ed072cacfa9d.jpg?v=1684976197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/there-was-a-woman-domino-renee-perez-9780292718128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}