Chicano Politics Reality and Promise 1940-1990

Name: Chicano Politics Reality and Promise 1940-1990
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ISBN: 9780826312136

ISBN-10: 0826312136

ISBN-13: 9780826312136

Edition: 1990

Authors: Juan Gá½¹mez-Quiï¿½ones

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This political history of Mexican Americans analyses and interprets the last fifty years in the movimiento. Written by a leading Chicano historian who spent many years as an activist, this study evolved from Juan Gmez-Quinones's participation and reflection. Examined are the leaders and organisations that waged struggles for political rights as well as the evolution of their goals and strategies. Beginning in the 1940s, Mexican Americans viewed the advocacy process in party politics coupled with the selected use of the courts as effective means to redress problems. But by the mid--1960s, the persistence of discrimination, inequality and poverty led many to question the so-called gains made…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 7/1/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 271
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




Mexican American Politics



The Promise and the Reality From 1941 to the 1960s



Liberalism: the Chicano Movement And Its Organizations from The 1960s to the 1970s



Conservatism: New Players and Strategies From the 1970s to the 1980s



Current Perspectives: Empowerment



Conclusion: Resolution of the Moment


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Index