| Where the Ox Does Not Plow: A Mexican American Ballad Contributor(s): Peña, Manuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826344216 ISBN-13: 9780826344212 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: Manuel Pena chronicles his transformative journey from migrant worker to academia in twenty-six poignant life episodes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008001035 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.52" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 245 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Where the Ox Does Not Plow, an autobiographical ethnography, consists of twenty-six life episodes that chronicle Manuel Pe a's transformative journey from an impoverished migrant worker to a career in academia. Inspired by his experiences and those of the people around him in Texas and California, Pe a reflects on a wide range of issues arising from the historically marginalized condition of Mexicans and other Latinos in the United States. The narrative will engage readers with a broad range of human experiences, from race relations and economic exploitation to the intimacy of familial and romantic love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pena, Manuel: - Manuel Peña is an anthropologist with an extensive career in writing and teaching. His publications include The Texas-Mexican Conjunto, which won third place in the Chicago Folklore Prize International competition; Música Tejana; and The Mexican American Orquesta, which won a Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association. He resides in Clovis, California. |