Charros: How Mexican Cowboys Are Remapping Race and American Identity Volume 54
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In the American imagination, no figure is more central to national identity and the nation's origin story than the cowboy. Yet the Americans and Europeans who settled the U.S. West learned virtually everything they knew about ranching from the indigenous and Mexican horsemen who already inhabited the region. The charro--a skilled, elite, and landowning horseman--was an especially powerful symbol of Mexican masculinity and nationalism. After the 1930s,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520289129
ISBN13:9780520289123
Release Date:June 2019
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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