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1. What Did They Call Them after They Called Them “Greasers”?

A Genealogy and Taxonomy of the Mexican Other

Lee Bebout

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Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Note on Terminology xi
Preface xiii
Introduction 1
1. What Did They Call Them after They Called Them “Greasers”? 33
2. “They Are Coming to Conquer Us!” 73
3. With Friends Like These 107
4. Deep in the Heart of Whiteness 155
Conclusion 199
Notes 217
Bibliography 247
Index 263
About the Author 267

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Note on Terminology xi
Preface xiii
Introduction 1
1. What Did They Call Them after They Called Them “Greasers”? 33
2. “They Are Coming to Conquer Us!” 73
3. With Friends Like These 107
4. Deep in the Heart of Whiteness 155
Conclusion 199
Notes 217
Bibliography 247
Index 263
About the Author 267

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