Where the Ox Does Not Plow: A Mexican American Ballad
Biographies
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Résumé
Where the Ox Does Not Plow, an autobiographical ethnography, consists of twenty-six life episodes that chronicle Manuel Peña&’s transformative journey from an impoverished migrant worker to a career in academia. Inspired by his experiences and those of the people around… him in Texas and California, Peña reflects on a wide range of issues arising from the historically marginalized condition of Mexicans and other Latinos in the United States. The narrative will engage readers with a broad range of human experiences, from race relations and economic exploitation to the intimacy of familial and romantic love.