Married To A Daughter Of The Land: Spanish-Mexican Women And Interethnic Marriage In California, 1820-80
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (787 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0874177782 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Useful book about the history of California Useful book about the history of California. The author explain how marriages between Anglo-American men and Californians changed the US-Mexico relationships.
Maria Raquel Casas is an associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Examines the role of Spanish-Mexican women in the development of California. This book describes the history of women in the American West and the complex role of gender, race, and class in the borderlands of the Southwest.
Ruiz . "This work provides the first comprehensive scholarly treatment of Mexican/EuroAmerican intermarriage in the Spanish borderlands. Casas convincingly challenges earlier studies that portrayed Spanish-speaking California women as helpless debutantes whose fathers used them to protect their own economic interests and social position." -- Vicki L