Soldaderas in the Mexican Military : : Myth and History / / Elizabeth Salas.
Since pre-Columbian times, soldiering has been a traditional life experience for innumerable women in Mexico. Yet the many names given these women warriors—heroines, camp followers, Amazons, coronelas, soldadas, soldaderas, and Adelitas—indicate their ambivalent position within Mexican society. In t...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1990 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Mesoamerican Origins
- 2. Servants, Traitors, and Heroines
- 3. Amazons and Wives
- 4. In the Thick of the Fray
- 5. We, the Women
- 6. Adelita Defeats Juana Gallo
- 7 Soldaderas in Aztlan
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index