Mexican American literature : the politics of identity /

Jacobs, Elizabeth, 1956-

Mexican American literature : the politics of identity / Elizabeth Jacobs. - First edition. - 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge transnational perspectives on American literature ; 5 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Chicano Movement -- Chicana feminism -- Critical approaches to Chicana/o literature -- The relationship between Chicano and Chicana literature -- Mexican American theatre and the politics of Chicana/o identity -- Women, confinement, and familia ideology -- The search for AztlaÌ?n : the Chicano nation -- Mestiza AztlaÌ?n : a nation without borders.

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American literature--Mexican American authors--History and criticism.
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Mexican Americans--Intellectual life.
Mexican Americans in literature.



810.9 / JAC