Illusion of Inclusion The Untold Political Story of San Antonio

Name: Illusion of Inclusion The Untold Political Story of San Antonio
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ISBN: 9780292771031

ISBN-10: 0292771037

ISBN-13: 9780292771031

Edition: 2000

Authors: Rodolfo Rosales

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"Imaginative and rich political science. . . . Rosales' analysis of middle-class Chicano activism in the early postwar era is both a new and an important contribution to our knowledge of San Antonio's and Texas' recent political history. . . . Also, the clarity of the book's writing and structure make it a good candidate for use in intermediate undergraduate urban and/or minority politics classes."-Sidney Plotkin, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Vassar CollegeTo many observers, the 1981 election of Henry Cisneros as mayor of San Antonio, Texas, represented the culminating victory in the Chicano community's decades-long struggle for inclusion in the city's political life. Yet,…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 2/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



Posing the Correct Questions



The Partisan Era



The Shaping of a Political Agenda and Its Consequences



Coalition Politics: Trench Political Warfare



A Period of Transition



The Changing of the Guard



The Transitional Period-Faces of San Antonio through Time: Photographs



Political Pluralism and Its Consequences



Style and Strategy in San Antonio Politics



The Cultural Is Political; the Political Is Cultural



The Question of Inclusion: A Final Note



San Antonio Mayors and City Council Members, 1951-1999


Notes


Bibliography


Index