{"product_id":"9781477307625","title":"Latina\/os and World War II : Mobility, Agency, and Ideology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study of Latina\/o experiences in World War II over a wide spectrum of identities and ancestries-from Cuban American, Spanish American, and Mexican American segments to the under-studied Afro-Latino experience-Latina\/os and World War II probes the controversial aspects of Latina\/o soldiering and citizenship in the war, the repercussions of which defined the West during the twentieth century. The editors also offer a revised, more accurate tabulation of the number of Latina\/os who served in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning imaginative productions, such as vaudeville and the masculinity of the soldado razo theatrical performances; military segregation and the postwar lives of veterans; Tejanas on the homefront; journalism and youth activism; and other underreported aspects of the wartime experience, the essays collected in this volume showcase rarely seen recollections. Whether living in Florida in a transformed community or deployed far from home (including Mexican Americans who were forced to endure the Bataan Death March), the men and women depicted in this collection yield a multidisciplinary, metacritical inquiry. The result is a study that challenges celebratory accounts and deepens the level of scholarly inquiry into the realm of ideological mobility for a unique cultural crossroads. Taking this complex history beyond the realm of war narratives, Latina\/os and World War II situates these chapters within the broader themes of identity and social change that continue to reverberate in postcolonial lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49436108554467,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/products\/9781477307625","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}