Bibliograph

Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon, Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A

Type

Label

Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon, Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A

Language

eng

Intended audience

1360L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A

Summary

Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A

Table Of Contents

Cover Page -- MURDER AT THE SLEEPY LAGOON -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: The Sleepy Lagoon Mystery -- Part I Make Noise Broken Windows -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Genealogy of a Crisis -- 3: The Life and Times of José Díaz -- Part II La Vida Dura -- 4: The People v. Zammora et al. -- 5: Dangerous Fashion -- 6: The Significance of the Pachuco as a General Category and Conception -- Part III Shouting Curses on the Street -- 7: Wars of Resistance -- 8: Days of Riot -- Part IV The Violent Poetry of the Times -- 9: Uneasy Truce -- Epilogue: Who Killed José Díaz? -- Appendix A Note on Terminology and Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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