Bodies at War Genealogies of Militarism in Chicana Literature and Culture / Belinda Linn Rincón.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rincón Belinda Linn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoliberalism--United States--History--21st century.

Neoliberalism.

Neoliberalism--United States--History--20th century.

Militarism--United States--History--21st century.

Militarism.

Militarism--United States--History--20th century.

Mexican American women--Social conditions.

Mexican American women.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Tucson : : The University of Arizona Press, 2017.

Summary:

The book examines the rise of neoliberal militarism from the early 1970s to the present and its destructive impact on democratic practices, economic policies, notions of citizenship, race relations, and gender norms by focusing on how these changes affect the Chicana community and cultural production--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Reading Chicana Literature in the Shadow of War

1. The Ethics of Chicana Grief and Grievance: Activist and Literary Responses to the U.S. War in Viet Nam

2. "Your Safety Net Is Yourself": Neoliberal Militarism in Elena Rodriguez's Peacetime

3. War, Time, Wound: Anti-Neoliberal Militarism in the Work of Graciela Limón and Lorna Dee Cervantes

4. Home/land Insecurities: Chicana/Latina Mothers and the Reproduction of National Security

Conclusion: Oneiric Futures

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8165-3744-5

OCLC:

1001360480