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Autore |
Mitchell Pablo |
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Coyote nation [[electronic resource] ] : sexuality, race, and conquest in modernizing New Mexico, 1880-1920 / / Pablo Mitchell |
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Chicago, : University Of Chicago Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-73378-8 |
9786612733789 |
0-226-53252-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Racism - New Mexico - History |
Imperialism - Social aspects - New Mexico - History |
Human body - Social aspects - New Mexico - History |
Mind and body - New Mexico - History |
Sex - Social aspects - New Mexico - History |
Sex customs - New Mexico - History |
New Mexico Race relations |
New Mexico Social conditions 19th century |
New Mexico Social conditions 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface: A Note on Coyotes -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Compromising -- Chapter Three. Carnal Knowledge -- Chapter Four. Transits of Venus -- Chapter Five. Strange Bedfellows -- Chapter Six. "Promiscuous Expectoration" -- Chapter Seven. "Just Gauzy Enough" -- Chapter Eight. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in the 1880's came the emergence of a modern and profoundly multicultural New Mexico. Native Americans, working-class Mexicans, elite Hispanos, and black and white newcomers all commingled and interacted in the territory in ways that had not been previously possible. But what did it mean to be white in this multiethnic milieu? And how did ideas of sexuality and |
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racial supremacy shape ideas of citizenry and determine who would govern the region? Coyote Nation considers these questions as it explores how New Mexicans evaluated and categorized racial identities through bodily practices. Where ethnic groups were numerous and-in the wake of miscegenation-often difficult to discern, the ways one dressed, bathed, spoke, gestured, or even stood were largely instrumental in conveying one's race. Even such practices as cutting one's hair, shopping, drinking alcohol, or embalming a deceased loved one could inextricably link a person to a very specific racial identity. A fascinating history of an extraordinarily plural and polyglot region, Coyote Nation will be of value to historians of race and ethnicity in American culture. |
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