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 Gomez-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 through
piecemeal reform. A new style of politics, based on wide
mobilisation and an insistence upon democratic rights, coalesced
into an ethnic populism known as the Chicano Movement.
General
| Imprint: |
University of New Mexico Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History & Culture |
| Release date: |
July 1990 |
| First published: |
July 1990 |
| Authors: |
Juan Gomez-Quianones
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
265 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8263-1213-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8263-1213-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780826312136 |
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