El Grito Explained: History, Myth, and Diaspora
The origins, contested myths, and cross-border rituals behind Mexico's El Grito de Independencia, from Dolores to consulate celebrations.
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First Stop in the New WorldDavid LidaA literary portrait of Mexico City that helps readers situate El Grito within Mexico’s urban cultural life and public...Shelf signal: Mexico Travel
Que Vivan Los Tamales!Jeffrey M. PilcherA cultural history of Mexican food that illuminates how culinary traditions anchor national celebrations like the Grito.Shelf signal: Food Through History
Citizen IllegalJosé OlivarezA contemporary poetic voice that reflects Mexican and Mexican American identity and the emotional stakes of national...Shelf signal: Hispanic American Poetry
My Side of the RiverElizabeth Camarillo GutierrezA recent memoir offering a diasporic perspective useful for understanding consulate and borderland commemorations of...Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
CompañerasHilary KleinA history of revolutionary and indigenous movements that contextualizes the origins and contested meanings of...Shelf signal: Women's Studies
The Devil's HighwayLuis Alberto UrreaA vivid account of border experience that connects cross-border community practice of Mexican national traditions.Shelf signal: Immigration & Emigration