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Images of the Mexican American in Fiction and Film
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Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1981
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ISBN 13: 9780890961155
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Images of the Mexican American in Fiction and Film
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Texas A & M University Press, College Station, Tx, 1980
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. IMAGES OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN IN FICTION AND FILM, written by Arthur G. Pettit, edited by Dennis E. Showalter, who also wrote an afterword, soft cover, stated first edition, 1980. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition with no marks, dog-ears, or tears. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a remainder or former library book. The wraps are in fairly good condition (rubbing of the covers, light chipping of some edges, and small stain and rubbed spot at bottom of spine where a label was). 9 x 6, 282 pages, 17 ounces XX [From the back cover] This is not a book about the historical Mexican, nor is it about what the Anglo-American has actually done to him. Instead, it is, as the author has written, about the Mexican in the Anglo's literary and cinematic imagination. It is, in other words, a study of the response of American popular culture to a different rival culture. From the beginnings of Anglo-Mexican interaction in the American Southwest, Anglos have responded to conflicts between the two cultures with feelings of physical, cultural, and moral superiority, as readily evidenced in more than one hundred years of popular writing, from the dime novels of the nineteenth century to today's westerns, and nearly seventy years of movies. Pettit examines all sources, demonstrating that shifts in Anglo attitudes toward Mexicans have meant only variations in the use of the stereotypes of Mexican characters?villainous bandidos and worthless greasers; immoral halfbreed harlots and Castilian dark ladies; inept grandees and decadent ricos; helpless peons who look to Anglo Samaritan-heroes for aid; and a whole range of conformists, clowns, victims, and avengers. In his afterword, Dennis Showalter notes that the continuance of these stereotypes today, though difficult to explain, is perhaps a result of the relative concentration of Mexican Americans in the Southwest, the continued influences of Mexican culture on them, and thus their relative lack of exposure to the Anglo images of them. The notable absence of any significant challenges to these stereotypes makes it probable that they will continue, though perhaps in time they will be softened and made less offensive. XX The late ARTHUR G. PETTIT was associate professor of history at Colorado College, Colorado Springs. DENNIS E. SHOWALTER is associate professor of history at Colorado College. Seller Inventory # 002636
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Images of the Mexican American in Fiction and Film
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