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C o N t e N t s Preface ix oNe Jalostotitlán and turlock: Introduction 1 two las Fiestas: “Volver, Volver, Volver” 19 thRee Courtship and Marriage: “Dando la serenata” 39 FoUR “el Rey”: Changing Conceptions of Ranchero 65 Masculinity FIVe “¡el Que Quiere Puede!” 85 (he who wants to, Can!): early turlock settlers sIx Jalos, Usa 105 seVeN toribio Romo: “el Padre Pollero” 131 (the holy Coyote) eIght a theory of transnational Identity 163 Notes 197 Bibliography 205 Index 217 ...

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