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Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History
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Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History Paperback - 1990 - 1st Edition

by Salas, Elizabeth

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Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1990. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 9h x 6w. A real nice clean unmarked 183 page first edition (stated) softcover with a 14 page black & white photo section. From back cover. Since pre-Columbian times, soldiering has been a traditional life experience for innumerable women in Mexico. Yet the many names given these women warriors-heroines, camp followers, Amazons, coronelas, soldadas, soldaderas, and Adelitas-indicate their ambivalent position within Mexican society. In this original study, Elizabeth Salas explores the changing role of the soldadera, both in reality and as a cultural symbol, from pre-Columbian times up to the present day..
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  • Title Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History
  • Author Salas, Elizabeth
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 201
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Texas Press, Austin, TX
  • Date 1990
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 8488
  • ISBN 9780292776388 / 0292776381
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.84 x 6.14 x 0.5 in (22.45 x 15.60 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Cultural Region: Mexican
  • Library of Congress subjects Mexico - Armed Forces - Women - History, Women and the military - Mexico - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89048597
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.008

From the publisher

Since pre-Columbian times, soldiering has been a traditional life experience for innumerable women in Mexico. Yet the many names given these women warriors--heroines, camp followers, Amazons, coronelas, soldadas, soldaderas, and Adelitas--indicate their ambivalent position within Mexican society. In this original study, Elizabeth Salas explores the changing role of the soldadera, both in reality and as a cultural symbol, from pre-Columbian times up to the present day.

Drawing on military archival data, anthropological studies, and oral history interviews, Salas first explores the real roles played by Mexican women in armed conflicts. She finds that most of the functions performed by women easily equate to those performed by revolutionaries and male soldiers in the quartermaster corps and regular ranks. She then turns her attention to the soldadera as a continuing symbol in Mexican and Chicano culture, examining the image of the soldadera in literature, corridos, art, music, and film.

Challenging many traditional stereotypes, Salas finds that the fundamental realities of war link all Mexican women, regardless of time period, social class, or nom de guerre.

About the author

Elizabeth Salas is Associate Professor of Chicano Studies at the University of Washington.

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