Greasers And Gringos - Latinos, Law, And the American Imagination

Informationen zum Autor Steven W. Bender is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives at Seattle University School of Law. He is the author of Mea Culpa: Lessons on Law and Regret from US History (NYU Press, 2015), Run for the Border: Vice and Virtue in U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings (NYU Press, 2012), Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing (NYU Press, 2010), and Greasers and Gringos: Latinos, Law, and the American Imagination (NYU Press, 2003). Klappentext Begins the charge of debunking existing stereotypes and implores all Americans to re-imagine Latinos as legal and social equals. Zusammenfassung A lawyer criticizes media portrayals of latino/as because it leads to unfair judgements in the court system.This is an important look at stereotyping in American culture.

Product details

• Authors: Steven W Bender, Steven W. Bender
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2005
• EAN: 9780814798881
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-9888-1
• No. of pages: 293
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Critical America (New York Uni; Critical America (New York Uni; Critical America
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore