Rebirth Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression

Name: Rebirth Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression
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ISBN: 9780520213333

ISBN-10: 0520213335

ISBN-13: 9780520213333

Edition: 1999

Authors: Douglas Monroy

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This sweeping, vibrant narrative chronicles the history of the Mexican community in Los Angeles. Douglas Monroy unravels the dramatic, complex story of Mexican immigration to Los Angeles during the early decades of the twentieth century and shows how Mexican immigrants re-created their lives and their communities. Against the backdrop of this newly created cityscape,Rebirthexplores pivotal aspects of Mexican Los Angeles during this time--its history, political economy, popular culture--and depicts the creation of a time and place unique in Californian and American history. Mexican boxers, movie stars, politicians, workers, parents, and children, American popular culture and schools, and…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 331
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Introduction



The Making of Mexico de Afuera



Born by the River: The Great Migration from Mexico to Southern California



"Like Swallows at the Old Mission": Mexicans and the Politics of the Labor Market



"Our Children Get So Different Here": Parents and Children in Mexico de Afuera



The Political Passions of Mexico de Afuera


En Fin: The Trajectories of Mexican History in Los Angeles


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index