Quixote''s Soldiers - A Local History of the Chicano Movement, 19661981

Informationen zum Autor By David Montejano Klappentext One of the foremost scholars in Chicana/o studies offers a compelling, authoritative history of the Chicano movement in San Antonio-a movement that provided models for organizing that broke barriers to political participation and power for Latinos across Zusammenfassung One of the foremost scholars in Chicana/o studies offers a compelling, authoritative history of the Chicano movement in San Antonio—a movement that provided models for organizing that broke barriers to political participation and power for Latinos across Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: The Conflict Within 1. The Leaking Caste System2. Barrios at War3. Organizing Unity4. A Congressman Reacts5. Kill the Gringos!6. The Berets Rise UpPart Two: Marching Together Separately 7. Women Creating Space8. Batos Claiming Legitimacy9. Fragmenting ElementsPart Three: After the Fury 10. Several Wrong Turns11. A TransformationAppendix: On Intepreting the Chicano MovementNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

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• Authors: David Montejano
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2010
• EAN: 9780292722903
• ISBN: 978-0-292-72290-3
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series; Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series; Jack and Doris Smothers Texas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)