{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-berlitz-tape-chicana-9780806137223","title":"Confessions of a Berlitz-Tape Chicana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We're everywhere, and it's time to come out of the closet: I speak of the tongue-tied generation, buyers of books with titles like \u003ci\u003eMaster Spanish in Ten Minutes a Day while You Nap\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . We grew up listening to the language--usually in the kitchens of extended family--but we answered back mostly in English.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemetria Mart nez wields her trademark blend of humor and irony to give voice to her own \"tongue-tied generation\" in this notable series of essays, revealing her deeply personal views of the world. Mart nez breaks down the barriers between prayer and action, between the border denizen and the citizen of the world, and between patriarchal religion and the Divine Mother. She explores her identity as a woman who has within her the \"blood of the conquered and the conqueror,\" and who must daily contend with yet a third world--white America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Demetria Martinez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.46w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806137223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoder Hispanic\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 76","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43059544981619,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3e590eae-a2ef-41ac-a8e2-dff40798c73d.jpg?v=1747308222","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-berlitz-tape-chicana-9780806137223","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}