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Gringo Justice is a comprehensive analysis and interpretation of the experiences of the Chicano people with the legal and judicial system in the United States. Beginning in 1848 and working to the present, a theory of Gringo justice is developed and applied to specific areas¿displacement from the land, vigilantes and social bandits, the border, the police, gangs, and prisons. A basic issue addressed is how the image of Chicanos as bandits or c...

Ordinary Injustice shows how the legal and judicial system is stacked against Latinos documenting the racial inequities in the system from the time of arrest and incarceration to final disposition and post-conviction experiences. The book chronicles the obstacles and injustices faced a young Latino student with no previous criminal record and how a simple, misdemeanor domestic violence case morphed into a very serious case with multiple feloni...

Ordinary Injustice shows how the legal and judicial system is stacked against Latinos documenting the racial inequities in the system from the time of arrest and incarceration to final disposition and post-conviction experiences. The book chronicles the obstacles and injustices faced a young Latino student with no previous criminal record and how a simple, misdemeanor domestic violence case morphed into a very serious case with multiple feloni...

This revised, second edition of The Chicano Experience offers a new interpretation of the social, cultural, and economic forces that shape the situation of Chicanos today. For more than thirty years, and now in its ninth printing, Alfredo Mirandâe's The Chicano Experience has captivated readers with its groundbreaking analysis of Chicanos in the United States. Although its original context differs markedly from the current demographic landscap...

This revised, second edition of The Chicano Experience offers a new interpretation of the social, cultural, and economic forces that shape the situation of Chicanos today. For more than thirty years, and now in its ninth printing, Alfredo Mirandâe's The Chicano Experience has captivated readers with its groundbreaking analysis of Chicanos in the United States. Although its original context differs markedly from the current demographic landscap...

Written by insiders with direct and personal knowledge and experience, Gringo Injustice offers a unique, detailed look at the recent and unfolding relationship between Latinos in the U.S. and the legal and judicial systems. The authors critically examine why there is so little public concern and provide timely policy recommendations.

Los muxes are neither man nor woman, but rather a hybrid third gender. Sociologist Alfredo Mirandé is intrigued by the contradiction between Mexico's patriarchal reputation and its warm acceptance of los muxes. Behind the Mask combines historical analysis, ethnographic field research, and interviews conducted with los muxes.

In the midst of a distinguished career, Alfredo Mirande left his position as professor of sociology and chair of ethnic studies at the University of California, to attend law school at Stanford University. This book is a chronicle of the events in his life that led him to make this dramatic change and of the obstacles he encountered at law school.

Alfredo Mirande offers a detailed examination of Chicano social history and culture that includes studies of: Chicano labor and the economy, the Mexican immigrant and the U.S.-Mexico border conflict, the evolution of Chicano criminality, the American educational system and its impact on Chicano culture, the tensions between the institutional Church and Chicanos, and the myths and misconceptions of "machismo.

Gringo Justice is a comprehensive analysis and interpretation of the experiences of the Chicano people with the legal and judicial system in the United States. Beginning in 1848 and working to the present, a theory of Gringo justice is developed and applied to specific areas-displacement from the land, vigilantes and social bandits, the border, the police, gangs, and prisons. A basic issue addressed is how the image of Chicanos as bandits or c...

La Chicana" is the story of a marginal group in society, neither fully Mexican or fully American, who suffer under triple oppression: as women, as members of a colonized culture, and as victims of a cultural heritage dominated by the cult of "machismo." Tracing the role of Chicanas from pre-Columbian society to the present, the authors reveal the antecedents and roots of contemporary cultural expectations in Aztec, colonial, and revolutionary ...

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After seeing a video of a Muxe Vela, or festival, sociologist Alfredo Miranda was intrigued by the contradiction between Mexico's patriarchal reputation and its warm acceptance of Los Muxes. Seeking to get past traditional Mexican masculinity, he presents Behind the Mask, which combines historical analysis, ethnographic field research, and interviews conducted over a period of seven years.

In Jalos, USA, Alfredo Mirandé explores migration between the Mexican town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, and Turlock, California, and shows how migrants retain a primal identity with their community of origin. The study examines how family, gender, courtship, religion, and culture promote a Mexicanized version of the "American Dream" for la gente de Jalos. After introducing traditional theories of migration and describing a distinctly circular mi...