The Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistance During World War II
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- Synopsis
- Providing a new history of youth culture based on rare, in-depth interviews with former zoot-suiters, Luis Alvarez explores race, region, and the politics of culture in urban America during World War II. He argues that Mexican American and African American youths, along with many nisei and white youths, used popular culture to oppose accepted modes of youthful behavior, the dominance of white middle-class norms, and expectations from within their own communities.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 322 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520253018
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/25/11
- Copyrighted By:
- The Regents of the University of California
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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