{"product_id":"gringo-justice-hardback-9780268010126","title":"Gringo Justice (Hardback) 9780268010126","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGringo Justice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlfredo Mirandé (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780268010126\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e278 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[This is a] seminal work that will, no doubt, prompt further discussion and investigation. . . . Mirande's . . . treatment of the technique of mobilization of bias and the role of the gangs in Chicano society and his ideas concerning theoretical perspectives for studying the Chicano are both provocative and compelling.\" —\u003ci\u003eJournal of American Ethnic History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Gringo Justice \u003c\/i\u003eshould become part of the required reading list in Chicano Studies classes.\" —\u003ci\u003eAztlan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mirandé examines the relationship of the legal system to Chicanos, emphasizing its role in the mobilization of bias against Chicanos as well as the expropriation of their land. Extensive attention is given to the development of the 'bandito' and gang images and the use, in changing forms, of these stereotypes to mobilize anti-Chicano relations. The book is detailed and highly instructive in the specific legal means used to deprive Chicanos of their Mexican land grants following the U.S. conquest of Mexican territory. . . . More than 325 references provide an excellent overview of materials on Chicano history and Anglo-Chicano relations, and are drawn from a wide variety of academic, historical, and popular writings on these topics.\" —\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGringo Justice\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive analysis and interpretation of the experiences of the Chicano people with the legal and judicial system in the United States. Beginning in 1848 and working to the present, a theory of Gringo justice is developed and applied to specific areas—displacement from the land, vigilantes and social bandits, the border, the police, gangs, and prisons. A basic issue addressed is how the image of Chicanos as bandits or criminals has persisted in various forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Legacy of Conflict\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Mi Casa Es Su Casa: Displacement from the Land\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Vigilantes, Bandits, and Revolutionaries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Border and the Law\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. La Placa: The Police\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Gangs or Barrio Warriors?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. A Theoretical Perspective on Gringo Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520440660248,"sku":"9780268010126","price":60.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gringo-justice-hardback-9780268010126","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}