Anything but Mexican Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles

Name: Anything but Mexican Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles
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ISBN: 9781859840313

ISBN-10: 1859840310

ISBN-13: 9781859840313

Edition: 1995

Authors: Rodolfo F. Acuna

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This book vividly describes the realities facing Chicanos in contemporary Los Angles: their history, demography, politics, economic issues and labour culture, gangs and gang violence, police abuse and right-wing attacks on immigrants.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 4/17/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface



Introducing Chicano L.A.



Taking Back Chicano History



Chicanos in Politics: A Struggle for Existence



Marching Mothers and the Rise of Gloria Molina



Politics for the Few



Immigration: 'The Border Crossed Us'



The Politicization of the 'Other'



Mexican/Latino Labor: Working in a Meaner and Leaner World



Chicanas in Los Angeles



'Mexico Lindo' and NAFTA



Troubled Angels



The Stairway to the Good Life



Chicanos: Claiming a Future in Los Angeles


Index