Crucible of struggle : a history of Mexican Americans from colonial times to the present era /
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| Author / Creator: | Vargas, Zaragosa, author. |
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]. ©2017. |
| Description: | xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11004311 |
| Summary: | Latinos in the U.S. are a major political, economic, and cultural force that is fast changing the national identity of this country. Mexican Americans, specifically, account for nearly two thirds of this population. Mexicans are the oldest settlers of the United States and the nation's largest group of recent immigrant arrivals. Their population is increasing faster than that of all other Latino groups combined. The growing importance of this minority group--which will be felt strongly in twenty-first-century America--calls for a fresh assessment of Mexican-American history.<br> <br> The second edition of Crucible of Struggle: A History of Mexican Americans from the Colonial Period to<br> the Present Era includes a new final chapter that examines such issues as increased anti-immigrant<br> activity after 2006, the crucial role of Latinos in the election of Barack Obama, increased border<br> enforcement and deportation in the wake of the U.S. Senate's failure to pass amnesty legislation,<br> Latinos and private detention centers, the role of individual states in immigration reform, the surge<br> of unaccompanied children from Central America, and more. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190200787 0190200782 |
