Brown gumshoes : detective fiction and the search for Chicana/o identity / by Ralph E. Rodriguez.

Author/creator Rodriguez, Ralph E., 1965-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2005.
Descriptionxv, 183 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
American fiction--Mexican American authors. --History and criticism.
Mexican Americans--Intellectual life.
Mexican Americans in literature.
Group identity in literature.

SeriesHistory, culture, and society series
History, culture, and society series. ^A445361
Contents Rolando Hinojosa's KCDT series : instrumental rationality and the advance of late capitalism in Belken County -- Michael Nava's Henry Rios series : you can't step in the same río twice -- Lucha Corpi's Gloria Damasco series : detecting cultural memory and Chicanidad -- Manuel Ramos's Luis Montez series : Quién soy yo? crises of identity and culture -- Rudolfo Anaya's Sonny Baca series : governing the self in a sea of change.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [161]-173) and index.
LCCN 2005014505
ISBN0292706960 (alk. paper)
ISBN0292712553 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS374.D4 R63 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold