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Lowrider space

Chappell, Ben, 1971-

Lowrider space aesthetics and politics of Mexican American custom cars / [electronic resource] : Ben Chappell. - Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Cruising Spaces -- Chapter Two. Inside Out: The Ambivalent Aesthetics of Lowrider Interiors -- Chapter Three. Auto Bodies -- Chapter Four. Work: The Producer as Author -- Chapter Five. Neither Gangsters nor Santitos -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Reference List -- Index.

"This book explores how lowrider car culture allows Mexican Americans to alter the urban landscape and make a place for themselves in an often segregated society"--

9780292737877 0292737874


Popular culture--United States.
Automobiles--Societies, etc.--Social aspects.
Automobiles--Social aspects--United States.
Mexican Americans--Social life and customs.
Lowriders--Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies.


Electronic books.

TL255.2+