Culture Across Borders: Mexican Immigration and Popular Culture

by David R. Maciel and María Herrera-Sobek

Book Overview

For as long as Mexicans have emigrated to the United States they have responded creatively to the challenges of making a new home. But although historical, sociological, and other aspects of Mexican immigration have been widely studied, its cultural and artistic manifestations have been largely overlooked by scholars--even though Mexico has produced the greatest number of cultural works inspired by the immigration process. And recently Chicana/o artists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816518335
• ISBN13: 9780816518333
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"