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Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes

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Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes - Weismantel, Mary
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Winner of the 2003 Senior Book Prize from the American Ethnological Society. Cholas and Pishtacos are two provocative characters from South American popular culture--a sensual mixed-race woman and a horrifying white killerwho show up in everything from horror stories and dirty jokes to romantic novels and travel posters. In this elegantly written book, these two figures become vehicles for an exploration of race, sex, and violence that pulls the reader into the vivid landscapes and lively cities of the Andes. ...

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Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes 2001, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226891545

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Cholas and Pishtacos: Stories of Race and Sex in the Andes 2001, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226891538

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Hardcover