Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes

by Mary Weismantel

Book Overview

Winner of the 2003 Senior Book Prize from the American Ethnological Society.

Cholas and Pishtacos are two provocative characters from South American popular culture--a sensual mixed-race woman and a horrifying white killerwho show up in everything from horror stories and dirty jokes to romantic novels and travel posters. In this elegantly written book, these two figures become vehicles for an exploration of race, sex, and violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226891542
• ISBN13: 9780226891545
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful ethnography

The book as a whole is a wonderful ethnographic work. The author vividly paints the Latin American landscape so that the audience is right there with her. It shows a different side of the traditional ideas about Latin American women. It discusses the ideals of racism in Latin America as well as delves into the explaination of it.