Lowrider space : aesthetics and politics of Mexican American custom cars

Lowrider space : aesthetics and politics of Mexican American custom cars / Ben Chappell.

"This book explores how lowrider car culture allows Mexican Americans to alter the urban landscape and make a place for themselves in an often segregated society"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chappell, Ben, 1971-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Mexican Americans > Social life and customs. Mexican Americans > Cultural assimilation. Lowriders > Social aspects > United States. Automobiles > Social aspects > United States. Automobiles > Societies, etc. > Social aspects > United States. Popular culture > United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies. Automobiles > Social aspects Mexican Americans > Cultural assimilation Mexican Americans > Social life and customs Popular culture United States
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Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Cruising Spaces; 2. Inside Out: The Ambivalent Aesthetics of Lowrider Interiors; 3. Auto Bodies; 4. Work: The Producer as Author; Color section; 5. Neither Gangsters nor Santitos; Conclusion; Notes; Reference List; Index.