Married to a daughter of the land : Spanish-Mexican women and interethnic marriage in California, 1820-1880 /

Married to a daughter of the land : Spanish-Mexican women and interethnic marriage in California, 1820-1880 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Casas, Maria Raquél.
Imprint:	Reno : University of Nevada Press, c2007.
Description:	xiii, 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Interethnic marriage -- California -- History -- 19th century. Mexican American women -- California -- History -- 19th century. Mexican American women -- California -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Interethnic marriage. Mexican American women. Mexican American women -- Social conditions. Social conditions California -- Social conditions -- 19th century. California. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6364938

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ISBN:	0874176972 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780874176971 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-244) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Spanish Women as Cultural Agents from Medieval Spain to the New World Frontier
Chapter 2. Class and Marriage Choices
Chapter 3. Marriage and the Myth of Romantic California
Chapter 4. The Legal System and "a Reckless Breed of Men"
Chapter 5. Interethnic Marriages in the Fost-Mexican-American War Era
Epilogue
Appendix. De la Guerra y Noriega Family Genealogy
Notes
Bibliography
Index