With a Book in Their Hands: Chicano/A Readers and Readerships Across the Centuries Paper Edition Contributor(s): Martín-Rodríguez, Manuel M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826358292 ISBN-13: 9780826358295 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
Dewey: 028.9 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First Place Winner of the 2015 International Latino Book Award for Best Latino Focused Nonfiction Book Manuel M. Mart n-Rodr guez has overseen several research projects aimed at documenting Chicana and Chicano reading practices and experiences. Here he gathers diverse and passionate accounts of reading drawn from that research. For many, books served as refuges from the sorrows of a childhood marked by violence or parental abandonment. Several of the contributors here salute the roles of teachers in introducing poetry and stories into their lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin-Rodriguez, Manuel M.: - Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez is a professor of literature and a founding faculty member of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts at the University of California, Merced. |