Chicano politics and society in the late twentieth century
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Chicano politics and society in the late twentieth century
University of Texas Press, 1999
1st ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The various protest movements that together constituted the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s urged a politics of inclusion to bring Mexican Americans into the mainstream of United States political and social life. This volume of ten specially commissioned essays assesses the post-movement years, asking what went wrong? what went right? and where are we now? Collectively, the essays offer a wide-ranging portrayal of the complex situation of Mexican Americans as the twenty-first century begins. The essays are grouped into community, institutional, and general studies, with an introduction by editor Montejano. Geographically, they point to the importance of Hispanic politics in the Southwest, as well as in Chicago wards and in the U.S. Congress, with ramifications in Mexico and Central America. Thematically, they discuss non-traditional politics stemming from gender identity, environmental issues, theatre production, labor organizing, university policymaking, along with the more traditional politics revolving around state and city government, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and various advocacy organizations.
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