The Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistance during World War II
Author:   Luis Alvarez
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   24
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9780520261549


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   22 September 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Luis Alvarez
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   24
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780520261549


ISBN 10:   0520261542
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   22 September 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments and Dedication Introduction PART ONE. DIGNITY DENIED: YOUTH IN THE EARLY WAR YEARS 1. Race and Political Economy 2. Class Politics and Juvenile Delinquency PART TWO. THE STRUGGLE FOR DIGNITY: ZOOT STYLE DURING WORLD WAR II 3. Zoot Style and Body Politics 4. Zoots, Jazz, and Public Space PART THREE. VIOLENCE AND NATIONAL BELONGING ON THE HOME FRONT 5. Zoot Violence in Los Angeles 6. Race Riots across the United States Epilogue: From Zoot Suits to Hip-Hop Notes Bibliography Index

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Diligently charts a culture's exemplar, the zoot suit, and connects it to modern fashion and music ... It is a compelling window into the U.S. in the war years as seen from a much different point of view. --The Morning News Deserves much credit for analyzing youth fashion during the era of swing jazz as a national phenomenon . --The Journal of American History Colorful, entertaining, and frequently enlightening... Alvarez leaves us asking for more. --New Mexico Historical Review [Alvarez's] scholarship is now the best and most comprehensive book on Zoot Suit culture, society, and race conflict during World War II. --H-Urban [A] fascinating work of scholarship. --Left History


Diligently charts a culture's exemplar, the zoot suit, and connects it to modern fashion and music ... It is a compelling window into the U.S. in the war years as seen from a much different point of view. --The Morning News Deserves much credit for analyzing youth fashion during the era of swing jazz as a national phenomenon . --The Journal of American History Colorful, entertaining, and frequently enlightening... Alvarez leaves us asking for more. --New Mexico Historical Review [Alvarez's] scholarship is now the best and most comprehensive book on Zoot Suit culture, society, and race conflict during World War II. --H-Urban


Diligently charts a culture's exemplar, the zoot suit, and connects it to modern fashion and music ... It is a compelling window into the U.S. in the war years as seen from a much different point of view. --The Morning News Deserves much credit for analyzing youth fashion during the era of swing jazz as a national phenomenon . --The Journal of American History Colorful, entertaining, and frequently enlightening... Alvarez leaves us asking for more. --New Mexico Historical Review [Alvarez's] scholarship is now the best and most comprehensive book on Zoot Suit culture, society, and race conflict during World War II. --H-Urban [A] fascinating work of scholarship. --Left History


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Luis Alvarez is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego.

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