Greasers and Gringos: Latinos, Law, and the American Imagination

by Steven Bender

Book Overview

Although the origin of the term "greaser" is debated, its derogatory meaning never has been. From silent movies like The Greaser's Revenge (1914) and The Girl and the Greaser (1913) with villainous title characters, to John Steinbeck's portrayals of Latinos as lazy, drunken, and shiftless in his 1935 novel Tortilla Flat, to the image of violent, criminal, drug-using gang members of East LA, negative stereotypes of Latinos/as have been plentiful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081479887X
• ISBN13: 9780814798874
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"