Lowrider Space by Ben Chappell

Lowrider Space by Ben Chappell

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Lowrider Space by Ben Chappell

The first ethnographic book devoted to lowrider custom car culture puts a new spin on an aesthetic and mechanical achievement through which Mexican Americans alter the urban landscape and make a place for themselves in an often segregated society.
"The book is thus an example of a good, systematic analysis of spatial phenomenaThe book ultimately explores the myriad ways that these cars can be experienced as spatial phenomena, and how such realities create a compelling visual culture." American Studies
Ben Chappell is Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Kansas.
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ISBN 13 9780292737860
ISBN 10 0292737866
Title Lowrider Space
Author Ben Chappell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University of Texas Press
Year published 2012-07-15
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.