Ethnicity in the sunbelt : Mexican Americans in Houston /

Ethnicity in the sunbelt : Mexican Americans in Houston /

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Author / Creator:	De León, Arnoldo, 1945-
Edition:	1st Texas A&M University Press ed.
Imprint:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2001.
Description:	xviii, 277 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	University of Houston series in Mexican American studies ; no. 4
Subject:	Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Houston -- Ethnic identity. Mexican Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Texas -- Houston. Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Houston -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Hispanic American neighborhoods -- Texas -- Houston -- History -- 20th century. Ethnicity -- Texas -- Houston -- History -- 20th century. Ethnic relations. Ethnicity. Hispanic American neighborhoods. Mexican Americans -- Cultural assimilation. Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity. Mexican Americans -- Politics and government. Social conditions Houston (Tex.) -- Ethnic relations. Houston (Tex.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Texas -- Houston. History.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4541587

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ISBN:	158544149X (pkb. : alk. paper)
Notes:	This edition includes new preface and concluding chapter. Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I. Arrival and Consolidation, 1528-1930
1. The Making of a Colonia
2. Houston's "Little Mexico": A City Within A City, 1920-1930
Pt. II. The Mexican American Generation, 1930-1960
3. "La Crisis," 1930-1940
4. Intellectual and Cultural Continuity and Change, 1930-1945
5. Loyal Citizens of the United States
6. The Post-War Community, 1945-1960: Towards a New Ethnicity
7. The LULAC Era, 1945-1960
Pt. III. Many Mexicanos, 1960-1980s
8. Mexicans in Space City, USA, 1960-1975
9. "El Movimiento": Divergent Political Directions, 1960-1970
10. Politics of Diversity, 1970-1975
11. Moderation and Inclusion, 1975-1980s
12. La Colonia Hispana in the 1980s
13. The "Hispanic Mecca of Texas"