Mexican Americans - Leadership, Ideology, and Identity, 1930-1960

A pioneering political and intellectual history of the Chicano leaders who emerged from the barrios of the Southwest between 1930 and 1960-Ignacio L. Lpez, George I. Sanchez, Josefina Fierro de Bright, and others-and of their effort to capture first-class citizenship for Mexican Americans. Drawing extensively on archival material and oral history, Mario T. Garca discusses the key figures, organizations, and issues of the movement; in so doing he casts new light not only on Chicano history but also on the histories of American ethnicity and civil rights movements. Zusammenfassung A political and intellectual history of the Chicano leaders who emerged from the barrios of the Southwest, and of their effort to capture first-class citizenship for Mexican Americans. Drawing on archival material and oral history, it discusses key figures, organizations and issues of the movement.

Product details

• Authors: COLLECTIF, Mario T. Garcia, Mario T. García, Mt García
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.1991
• EAN: 9780300049848
• ISBN: 978-0-300-04984-8
• No. of pages: 388
• Series: Lamar Series in Western Histor; The Lamar Series in Western History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Migration, immigration & emigration, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Migration, immigration and emigration, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Civics and citizenship, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples