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Soldaderas in the Mexican Military
Myth and History
Taschenbuch von Elizabeth Salas
Sprache: Englisch

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Since pre-Columbian times, soldiering has been a traditional life experience for innumerable women in Mexico. Yet the many names given these women warriors-heroines, camp followers, Amazons, coronelas, soldadas, soldaderas, and Adelitas-indicate their ambivalent position within Mexican society. In this original study, Elizabeth Salas explores the changing role of the soldadera, both in reality and as a cultural symbol, from pre-Columbian times up to the present day.

Drawing on military archival data, anthropological studies, and oral history interviews, Salas first explores the real roles played by Mexican women in armed conflicts. She finds that most of the functions performed by women easily equate to those performed by revolutionaries and male soldiers in the quartermaster corps and regular ranks. She then turns her attention to the soldadera as a continuing symbol in Mexican and Chicano culture, examining the image of the soldadera in literature, corridos, art, music, and film.

Challenging many traditional stereotypes, Salas finds that the fundamental realities of war link all Mexican women, regardless of time period, social class, or nom de guerre.
Since pre-Columbian times, soldiering has been a traditional life experience for innumerable women in Mexico. Yet the many names given these women warriors-heroines, camp followers, Amazons, coronelas, soldadas, soldaderas, and Adelitas-indicate their ambivalent position within Mexican society. In this original study, Elizabeth Salas explores the changing role of the soldadera, both in reality and as a cultural symbol, from pre-Columbian times up to the present day.

Drawing on military archival data, anthropological studies, and oral history interviews, Salas first explores the real roles played by Mexican women in armed conflicts. She finds that most of the functions performed by women easily equate to those performed by revolutionaries and male soldiers in the quartermaster corps and regular ranks. She then turns her attention to the soldadera as a continuing symbol in Mexican and Chicano culture, examining the image of the soldadera in literature, corridos, art, music, and film.

Challenging many traditional stereotypes, Salas finds that the fundamental realities of war link all Mexican women, regardless of time period, social class, or nom de guerre.
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By Elizabeth Salas
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mesoamerican Origins
  • 2. Servants, Traitors, and Heroines
  • 3. Amazons and Wives
  • 4. In the Thick of the Fray
  • 5. We, the Women
  • 6. Adelita Defeats Juana Gallo
  • 7. Soldaderas in Aztlán
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1990
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 192
ISBN-13: 9780292776388
ISBN-10: 0292776381
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Salas, Elizabeth
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Salas
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.1990
Gewicht: 0,287 kg
preigu-id: 106831339
Über den Autor
By Elizabeth Salas
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mesoamerican Origins
  • 2. Servants, Traitors, and Heroines
  • 3. Amazons and Wives
  • 4. In the Thick of the Fray
  • 5. We, the Women
  • 6. Adelita Defeats Juana Gallo
  • 7. Soldaderas in Aztlán
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1990
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 192
ISBN-13: 9780292776388
ISBN-10: 0292776381
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Salas, Elizabeth
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Salas
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.1990
Gewicht: 0,287 kg
preigu-id: 106831339
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