Introduction: A Genealogy of Vendidas

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