Mexican-origin people in the United States : a topical history /

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Author / Creator:Martínez, Oscar J. (Oscar Jáquez), 1943-
Imprint:Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2001.
Description:xxvii, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:The Modern American West
Modern American West.
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4443499
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ISBN:0816511799 (alk. paper)
0816520895 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-229) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I.. Natives and Immigrants
  • 1. From Regional to National Minority
  • 2. Contours of Mexican Immigration
  • Part II.. The Scourge of Racism
  • 3. The Legacy of Oppression
  • 4. Identity and the Struggle for Integration
  • Part III.. Working and Climbing
  • 5. Travails of Making a Living
  • 6. Mixed Social Progress
  • Part IV.. Politics and Challenges for a New Century
  • 7. Community and Political Power
  • 8. Reflections
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index