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Californios, Anglos, and the performance of oligarchy in the U.S. West /

This interdisciplinary study, drawing from performance studies, theatre historiography, and New Western History, considers the social organization of Mexican California and identifies how characteristic oligarchic power relations were not only the result of unique historical conditions but were also...

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Main Author:	Gibb, Andrew, 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2018]
Series:	Theater in the Americas.
Subjects:	Power (Social sciences) > California > History > 19th century. Social structure > California > History > 19th century. California > Social life and customs > 19th century. California > Civilization > Mexican influences.

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