Rethinking the Chicano Movement

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-87742-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century

In the 1960s and 1970s, an energetic new social movement emerged among Mexican Americans. Fighting for civil rights and celebrating a distinct ethnic identity, the Chicano Movement had a lasting impact on the United States, from desegregation to bilingual education.

Rethinking the Chicano Movement provides an astute and accessible introduction to this vital grassroots movement. Bringing together different fields of research, this comprehensive yet concise narrative considers the Chicano Movement as a national, not just regional, phenomenon, and places it alongside the other important social movements of the era. Rodriguez details the many different facets of the Chicano movement, including college campuses, third-party politics, media, and art, and traces the development and impact of one of the most important post-WWII social movements in the United States.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rodriguez, Marc Simon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Mexican Americanism and the Long Chicano Movement
Chapter 1: A Growing Militancy: The Farm Workers in California and Political Activism in Texas
Chapter 2: The New Urban Politics: Chicanos and The War on Poverty
Chapter 3: Youth and the Campus: Chicano Students and Chicano Education
Chapter 4: News and the Movement: Newspapers and Ideas in the Chicano Movement
Chapter 5: Art and the Movement: Chicano Murals and Community Space
Conclusion: Rethinking to Move Forward
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Marc Simon Rodriguez is Associate Professor of history at Portland State University and the managing editor of the Pacific Historical Review.