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Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon [[electronic resource] ] : Zoot suits, race, and riot in wartime L.A. / / Eduardo Obregón Pagán



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Autore: Pagán Eduardo Obregón <1960-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon [[electronic resource] ] : Zoot suits, race, and riot in wartime L.A. / / Eduardo Obregón Pagán Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : The University of North Carolina Press, c2003
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
Disciplina: 979.4/94052
Soggetto topico: Mexican Americans - California - Los Angeles - Social conditions - 20th century
Mexican Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942-1943
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
Discrimination in criminal justice administration - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Violence - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - California - Los Angeles
World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects
Soggetto geografico: Los Angeles (Calif.) Race relations
Los Angeles (Calif.) Social conditions 20th century
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-304) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue: The Sleepy Lagoon Mystery; PART I: MAKE NOISE BROKEN WINDOWS; PART II: LA VIDA DURA; PART III: SHOUTING CURSES ON THE STREET; PART IV: THE VIOLENT POETRY OF THE TIMES; Epilogue: Who Killed José Díaz?; Appendix: A Note on Terminology and Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Sommario/riassunto: An exploration of the notorious 1942 &quot;Sleepy Lagoon&quot; murder trial in Los Angeles and the ensuing Zoot Suit Riot. The author offers a social history of both the trial and the riot and argues that they resulted from a volatile mix of racial and social tensions that had long been simmering.
Titolo autorizzato: Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 979-88-908719-1-6
0-8078-6209-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777594503321
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