Mexican Americans - American Mexicans From Conquistadors to Chicanos

Name: Mexican Americans - American Mexicans From Conquistadors to Chicanos
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ISBN: 9780809015597

ISBN-10: 0809015595

ISBN-13: 9780809015597

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Matt S. Meier, Feliciano Ribera

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In the years since the first edition of this important study was published, the changes in the Mexican American community in the United States have been great indeed. This extensively revised edition—with a new title—includes expanded chapters on these new developments of the recent past: the Chicano Movimiento of the late sixties and seventies; their considerable political and economic achievements; improvements in immigration law; the creative explosion in literature and the fine arts; the increased role of Chicanas; the rise and decline of four great leaders—Ceacute;sar Chaacute;vez, "Corky" Gonzales, Reies Loacute;pez Tijerina, and Joseacute; Angel Gutieacute;rrez. An extensive account…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 1/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction



The Meeting of Two Worlds



Revolution and Disarray



Man and Land on the Frontier



Manifest Destiny



Roots of the Poison



Culture and Conflict in New Mexico



North from Mexico



Mande Vd., Senor



Deporting Jesus



Unwanted Mexicans



Heroes Second Class



Braceros: World War II and After



The Slaves We Rent: Undocumenteds, Green Carders, Commuters



A New Breed



El Movimiento



The Chicano Cultural Renaissance



Jobs, Business, and Politics



Epilogue


Abbreviations and Acronyms


Glossary


For Further Reading


Index