From peones to politicos : class and ethnicity in a South Texas town, 1900-1987
著者
書誌事項
From peones to politicos : class and ethnicity in a South Texas town, 1900-1987
(Mexican American monographs, no. 3)
University of Texas Press, 1988
Rev. and enl. ed
- pbk.
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全1件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
How does a relatively powerless ethnic group deal with the problems of economic inequality and racial discrimination? How do they gain power in the community? From Peones to Politicos examines these questions in detail, focusing on the changes in Mexicano-Anglo relations in one small South Texas community called North Town. These changes are typical of evolving Mexicano-Anglo relations in much of Texas and the Southwest.
The authors divide their study into three historical periods: the rancho era (1900-1930), the colonia era (1930-1970), and the contemporary period (1970-1977). They trace how Mexicano-Anglo relations have evolved away from the extremely exploitative, paternalistic sharecropper system of the rancho era, when open racism, strict social segregation, and effective Anglo political machines prevailed. They reveal, by contrast, how Mexicanos have become a power to be reckoned with by developing their own economic and political leaders and ethnic political organizations and challenging the Anglo control of the city, school, and county governments. The study also shows how Mexican American family practices have been changed by this transformation of the local political economy.
This revised edition of From Peones to Politicos presents updated fieldwork and additional discussion of class theory and the study of racial orders. Of special interest are reactions to the study by North Town residents themselves, which appear in the new Part IV.
目次
Introduction to the Revised Edition
Introduction to the First Edition
Part I: Life in the Rancho Era, 1900 to 1930
1. The Political Economy of the Ranchos
The Early Agricultural Production-Labor Units
The Social Relationship Between Landlord and Laborers
The Early Political System
Notes
2. Cultural Institutions and Social Life in the Rancho
Churches in the Rancho Settlements
Schools in the Rancho Settlements
Mexicano Recollections of Schooling
Other Community Institutions and Agencies
Ethnic Territories and Social Spaces
Cultural Values and Ethnic Beliefs
The Mexicano Family in the Rancho
A Summing Up: The Organization and Power of the Competing Ethnic Groups
Notes
Part II: Changing Life in the Colonia, 1930 to 1970
3. The Changing Political Economy of the Colonia
Changing Agricultural Production Systems and Labor Needs
The Changing Social Relationships Between Owners and Laborers
Alternative Labor Systems: The Migrant Way of Life
The Changing Local Political System
The Rise of Informal Mexicano Political Groups
Changing Informal Anglo-Mexicano Political Linkages
Notes
4. Changing Cultural Institutions and Social Life in the Colonia
Churches in North Town
Schools in North Town
Other Community Institutions and Agencies
Life in La Colonia and the Mexicano Family
The Changing Mexicano Family
A Summing Up: The Relative Organization and Power of the Competing Ethnic Groups
The Changing Mexicano Group
Notes
Part III: Contemporary Ethnic Political Conflict, 1970 to 1977
5. Community Conflict and the Rise of the Raza Unida
The Movimiento Comes to Town
The Mexicano "Takeover" of the City and Schools in 1972
The Organization of the Ciudadanos Unidos
Anglo Mobilization Against the Ciudadanos Threat
The BGL Campaign and Election Victories of 1973
Community Leadership in a Polarized Ethnic Context
The Increasing Politicization of Mexicano Community Leaders
The Rise of the Raza Unida Party in the Fall of 1973
Notes
6. Community Factionalism and the Decline of the Raza Unida
Key Points of Continuing Community Conflict
Combating the La Raza Threat
Unintended Pre-Election Conflicts of 1973-74
Conciliation Towards the La Raza Threat
Conciliatory School Board Policies
School Board Decisions and BGL Factionalism
BGL-Raza Unida Perceptions of Factionalism
The Election Campaign of 1974
Raza Supporters "Sitting on the Sidelines"
A Final Outburst of Conflict
A Summing-Up: The Escalation and De-escalation of Conflict
Notes
7. An Epilogue: North Town from 1974 to 1977
Politics from 1974 to 1977
Continuing Ethnic Conflict in the Church and the County
Contrasting Mexicano Leaders: The Diplomat and the Militant
Benito Luna: The Diplomat
Manuel Ramirez: The Militant
A Summing-Up: Ethnic Relations in North Town, 1977
Community Responses to From Peones to Politicos
Author's Response to the Community Reviews
Part IV: Follow-Up Study, 1978 to 1987
8. The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement
North Town Politics and Politicians from 1978 to 1987
The Impact of the Chicano Movement on American Politics
The Class Character of the Chicano Political Movement
The Impact of the Chicano Movement on the Southwestern Racial Order
Notes
Appendix A. Data Tables
Appendix B. A Commentary on Cultural Nationalism and Class Theory
Notes
Index
「Nielsen BookData」 より