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Author:

Casas, Maria Raqu©♭l.

Title:

Married to a daughter of the land : Spanish-Mexican women and interethnic marriage in California, 1820-1880 / Mar©Ưa Raqu©♭l Casas.

Publisher:

University of Nevada Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xiii, 261 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Interethnic marriage--California--History--19th century.
Mexican American women--California--History--19th century.
Mexican American women--California--Social conditions--19th century.
California--Social conditions--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-244) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Spanish women as cultural agents from medieval Spain to the new world frontier -- Class and marriage choices -- Marriage and the myth of romantic California -- The legal system and "a reckless breed of men" -- Interethnic marriages in the post-Mexican-American War era -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

9780874176971 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0874176972 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70718288

LCCN:

2006023847

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)