Brown gumshoes
Subtitle: detective fiction and the search for Chicana/o identity
By: by Ralph E. Rodriguez.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: History, culture, and society series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.; American fiction -- Mexican American authors -- History and criticism.; Mexican Americans -- Intellectual life.; Mexican Americans in literature.; Group identity in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-173) and index.
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