ISBN:
9780520951792
,
0520951794
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 293 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Hayes-Bautista, David E., 1945- Cinco de Mayo
DDC:
394.262
Keywords:
Hispanic Americans History
;
19th century
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California
;
Hispanic Americans Ethnic identity
;
California
;
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) Social aspects
;
United States
;
Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862 Social aspects
;
United States
;
Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862 Press coverage
;
United States
;
Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862
;
Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862 Social aspects
;
Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862 Press coverage
;
Hispanic Americans History 19th century
;
Hispanic Americans Ethnic identity
;
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) Social aspects
;
History
;
Social aspects
;
Hispanic Americans
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Holidays (non-religious)
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Hispanic Americans ; Ethnic identity
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Press coverage
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HISTORY ; United States ; State & Local ; West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
;
United States History
;
Social aspects
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Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
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Social aspects
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California
;
Mexico ; Puebla de Zaragoza
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United States
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Online-Publikation
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
"Why is Cinco de Mayo--a holiday commemorating a Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862--so widely celebrated in California and across the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico? As David E. Hayes-Bautista explains, the holiday is not Mexican at all, but rather an American one, created by Latinos in California during the mid-nineteenth century. Hayes-Bautista shows how the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has shifted over time--it embodied immigrant nostalgia in the 1930s, U.S. patriotism during World War II, Chicano Power in the 1960s and 1970s, and commercial intentions in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it continues to reflect the aspirations of a community that is engaged, empowered, and expanding"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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