Married to a daughter of the land : Spanish-Mexican women and interethnic marriage in California, 1820-1880 /

Married to a daughter of the land : Spanish-Mexican women and interethnic marriage in California, 1820-1880 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Casas, Maria Raquél
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2007]
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of 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.