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UNINA9910465488003321 |
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Autore |
Chappell Ben <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Lowrider space [[electronic resource] ] : aesthetics and politics of Mexican American custom cars / / Ben Chappell |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Automobiles - Social aspects - United States |
Automobiles - Societies, etc - Social aspects - United States |
Lowriders - Social aspects - United States |
Mexican Americans - Cultural assimilation |
Mexican Americans - Social life and customs |
Popular culture - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Cruising Spaces -- Chapter Two. Inside Out: The Ambivalent Aesthetics of Lowrider Interiors -- Chapter Three. Auto Bodies -- Chapter Four. Work: The Producer as Author -- Chapter Five. Neither Gangsters nor Santitos -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Reference List -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book explores how lowrider car culture allows Mexican Americans to alter the urban landscape and make a place for themselves in an often segregated society"-- |
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