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3. Saying “Nothin’”: Pachucas and the Languages of Resistance

  • Catherine S. Ramírez
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The Woman in the Zoot Suit
This chapter is in the book The Woman in the Zoot Suit
© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xxi
  5. A Note on Terminology xxv
  6. Introduction: A Genealogy of Vendidas 1
  7. 1. Domesticating the Pachuca 25
  8. 2. Black Skirts, Dark Slacks, and Brown Knees: Pachuca Style and Spectacle during World War II 55
  9. 3. Saying “Nothin’”: Pachucas and the Languages of Resistance 83
  10. 4. La Pachuca and the Excesses of Family and Nation 109
  11. Epilogue: Homegirls Then and Now, from the Home Front to the Front Line 137
  12. Notes 149
  13. Bibliography 197
  14. Index 225
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822388647-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xxi
  5. A Note on Terminology xxv
  6. Introduction: A Genealogy of Vendidas 1
  7. 1. Domesticating the Pachuca 25
  8. 2. Black Skirts, Dark Slacks, and Brown Knees: Pachuca Style and Spectacle during World War II 55
  9. 3. Saying “Nothin’”: Pachucas and the Languages of Resistance 83
  10. 4. La Pachuca and the Excesses of Family and Nation 109
  11. Epilogue: Homegirls Then and Now, from the Home Front to the Front Line 137
  12. Notes 149
  13. Bibliography 197
  14. Index 225
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