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Eduardo Contreras is Associate Professor of History at Hunter College, City University of New York.
List of contents
List of Abbreviations
Introduction. Latinos, Liberalism, Latinidad
Chapter 1.
El Público Latino: Community Life in the Early Twentieth Century
Chapter 2.
La Lucha Obrera: Mass Action and Inclusion in the Progressive Labor Movement
Chapter 3. "Big Jobs to Do": Economic Security, Electoral Politics, and Civil Rights Liberalism
Chapter 4. "Taking Latin Americans into Account": Civic Action, the State, and the Promotion of Latinidad
Chapter 5. "The Color of Citizen Participation": Community Control and the Contest over Great Society Liberalism
Chapter 6. "Oppressed by Our Latino Culture": Tradition and Liberation During the Sexual Revolution
Chapter 7. "We Must Unite with All Struggling People": Gentrification, Gay Rights, and Neighborhood Politics
Epilogue
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the author
Eduardo Contreras is Associate Professor of History at Hunter College, City University of New York.
Summary
In Latinos and the Liberal City, Eduardo Contreras offers a bold, textured, and inclusive interpretation of the nature of Latino politics. Using twentieth-century San Francisco as a case study, Contreras examines Latinos' involvement in unionization efforts, civil rights organizing, electoral politics, feminist and gay activism, and more.
