Miracles On The Border: Retablos Of Mexican Migrants To The United States,Used Patrice Her Setting Is Rural Jamaica

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Miracles On The Border: Retablos Of Mexican Migrants To The United States,Used Patrice Her Setting Is Rural JamaicaThis Vivid Study, Richly Illustrated With Forty Color Photographs, Offers A Multilayered Analysis Of Retablosfolk Images Painted On Tin That Are Offered As Votives Of Thanks For A Miracle Granted Or A Favor Bestowedcreated By Mexican Migrants To The United States. Durand And Massey Analyze 124 Contemporary Retablo Texts, Scrutinizing The Shifting Subjects And Themes That Constitute A Running Record Of The Migrant'S Unique Experience. The Result Is A