The woman in the zoot suit: gender, nationalism, and the cultural politics of memory

Abstract

Preface ix Acknowledgments xxi A Note on Terminology xxv Introduction: A Genealogy of Vendidas 1 1. Domesticating the Pachuca 25 2. Black Skirts, Dark Slacks, and Brown Knees: Pachuca Style and Spectacle during World War II 55 3. Saying Nothin': Pachucas and the Languages of Resistance 83 4. La Pachuca and the Excesses of Family and Nation 109 Epilogue: Homegirls Then and Now, from the Home Front to the Frontline 137 Notes 149 Bibliography 197 Index 225