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Married to a daughter of the land : Spanish-Mexican women and interethnic marriage in California, 1820-1880 /

Main Author: Casas, Maria Raquél.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Interethnic marriage > History > 19th century. > California
Mexican American women > History > 19th century. > California
Mexican American women > Social conditions > 19th century. > California
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Interethnic marriage.
Mexican American women.
Mexican American women > Social conditions.
Soziale Situation.
Kulturkontakt.
Chicana.
California > Social conditions > 19th century.
California.
Kalifornien.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=191362
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Spanish women as cultural agents from medieval Spain to the new world frontier
  • Class and marriage choices
  • Marriage and the myth of romantic California
  • The legal system and "a reckless breed of men"
  • Interethnic marriages in the post-Mexican-American War era
  • Epilogue.

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