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In this important work Russ Davidson presents the first biography
of JoaquĆn Ortega, introducing readers to Ortega's life and work
at the University of New Mexico as well as his close relationship
with then UNM president James Zimmerman and other major figures.
More than biography, Davidson's study closely examines the complex
relationship UNM has had with Latin America as well as with the
Hispanic community in New Mexico and that community's struggles to
have equal representation of culture and education within an
Anglo-dominated university and state in the first half of the
twentieth century. Ortega's efforts played a significant role in
UNM's evolution into a culturally diverse place of learning, and
his story overlays the history of how ethnic groups began to work
together to incorporate Latin American, Pan-American, New Mexican,
and borderland studies into the educational fabric of the
university at a pivotal time. This long-overdue volume is an
illuminating look at the rich and complex history of the university
and the communities it serves.
Here, for the first time in English-and from the Mexican
perspective-is the story of Mexican migration to the United States
and the astonishing forced repatriation of hundreds of thousands of
people to Mexico during the worldwide economic crisis of the Great
Depression. While Mexicans were hopeful for economic reform
following the Mexican revolution, by the 1930s, large numbers of
Mexican nationals had already moved north and were living in the
United States in one of the twentieth century's most massive
movements of migratory workers. Fernando Saul Alanis Enciso
provides an illuminating backstory that demonstrates how fluid and
controversial the immigration and labor situation between Mexico
and the United States was in the twentieth century and continues to
be in the twenty first. When the Great Depression took hold, the
United States stepped up its enforcement of immigration laws and
forced more than 350,000 Mexicans, including their U.S.-born
children, to return to their home country. While the Mexican
government was fearful of the resulting economic implications,
President Lazaro Cardenas fostered the repatriation effort for
mostly symbolic reasons relating to domestic politics. In
clarifying the repatriation episode through the larger history of
Mexican domestic and foreign policy, Alanis connects the dots
between the aftermath of the Mexican revolution and the relentless
political tumult surrounding today's borderlands immigration
issues.
In this cultural history of Cuba during the United States' brief
but influential occupation from 1898 to 1902--a key transitional
period following the Spanish-American War--Marial Iglesias Utset
sheds light on the complex set of pressures that guided the
formation and production of a burgeoning Cuban nationalism. Drawing
on archival and published sources, Iglesias illustrates the process
by which Cubans maintained and created their own culturally
relevant national symbols in the face of the U.S. occupation.
Tracing Cuba's efforts to modernize in conjunction with plans by
U.S. officials to shape the process, Iglesias analyzes, among other
things, the influence of the English language on Spanish usage; the
imposition of North American holidays, such as Thanksgiving, in
place of traditional Cuban celebrations; the transformation of
Havana into a new metropolis; and the development of patriotic
symbols, including the Cuban flag, songs, monuments, and
ceremonies. Iglesias argues that the Cuban response to U.S.
imperialism, though largely critical, indeed involved elements of
reliance, accommodation, and welcome. Above all, Iglesias argues,
Cubans engaged the Americans on multiple levels, and her work
demonstrates how their ambiguous responses to the U.S. occupation
shaped the cultural transformation that gave rise to a new Cuban
nationalism. |In this cultural history of Cuba during the United
States' brief but influential occupation from 1898 to 1902--a key
transitional period following the Spanish-American War--Utset sheds
light on the complex set of pressures that guided the formation and
production of a burgeoning Cuban nationalism.
During the seventeen-year Pinochet dictatorship, more than three
thousand Chileans were murdered or disappeared without a trace. In
1991, a year after the brutal military regime ended, the new
civilian government tasked the nation's detective force to
investigate these crimes. Chilean journalist Pascale Bonnefoy tells
the dramatic story of the detectives who hunted down and attempted
to bring human rights violators to account. Led by a tiny group
called Department V, the effort took place in the context of a
frail transition to democracy and while the force itself was
undergoing profound reforms. With Pinochet still in charge of the
army, a center-left government tested how far it could go to bring
criminals to justice without risking military backlash. To uncover
this story, Bonnefoy gained the trust of detectives assigned to the
cases and drew on their direct testimony. She excavated
investigative files, witness testimony, and previously secret
documents that helped her chronicle the dedicated brigade's
dangerous mission. While substantial justice and institutional
change took another decade to kick in, the detectives' work made it
possible. Still unfolding, the post-Pinochet example is admired by
many working for transitional justice around the globe.
During the seventeen-year Pinochet dictatorship, more than three
thousand Chileans were murdered or disappeared without a trace. In
1991, a year after the brutal military regime ended, the new
civilian government tasked the nation's detective force to
investigate these crimes. Chilean journalist Pascale Bonnefoy tells
the dramatic story of the detectives who hunted down and attempted
to bring human rights violators to account. Led by a tiny group
called Department V, the effort took place in the context of a
frail transition to democracy and while the force itself was
undergoing profound reforms. With Pinochet still in charge of the
army, a center-left government tested how far it could go to bring
criminals to justice without risking military backlash. To uncover
this story, Bonnefoy gained the trust of detectives assigned to the
cases and drew on their direct testimony. She excavated
investigative files, witness testimony, and previously secret
documents that helped her chronicle the dedicated brigade's
dangerous mission. While substantial justice and institutional
change took another decade to kick in, the detectives' work made it
possible. Still unfolding, the post-Pinochet example is admired by
many working for transitional justice around the globe.
Here, for the first time in English-and from the Mexican
perspective-is the story of Mexican migration to the United States
and the astonishing forced repatriation of hundreds of thousands of
people to Mexico during the worldwide economic crisis of the Great
Depression. While Mexicans were hopeful for economic reform
following the Mexican revolution, by the 1930s, large numbers of
Mexican nationals had already moved north and were living in the
United States in one of the twentieth century's most massive
movements of migratory workers. Fernando Saul Alanis Enciso
provides an illuminating backstory that demonstrates how fluid and
controversial the immigration and labor situation between Mexico
and the United States was in the twentieth century and continues to
be in the twenty first. When the Great Depression took hold, the
United States stepped up its enforcement of immigration laws and
forced more than 350,000 Mexicans, including their U.S.-born
children, to return to their home country. While the Mexican
government was fearful of the resulting economic implications,
President Lazaro Cardenas fostered the repatriation effort for
mostly symbolic reasons relating to domestic politics. In
clarifying the repatriation episode through the larger history of
Mexican domestic and foreign policy, Alanis connects the dots
between the aftermath of the Mexican revolution and the relentless
political tumult surrounding today's borderlands immigration
issues.
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