The Chicano experience : an alternative perspective /
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| Author / Creator: | Mirandé, Alfredo |
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| Imprint: | Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c1985. |
| Description: | ix, 271 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/647580 |
| Summary: | Mirandé offers a detailed examination of Chicano social history and culture that includes studies of: Chicano labor and the economy; the Mexican immigrant and the U.S.-Mexico border conflict; the evolution of Chicano criminality; the American educational system and its impact on Chicano culture; the tensions between the institutional Church and Chicanos; and the myths and misconceptions of "machismo." |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 271 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 249-265. |
| ISBN: | 0268007489 0268007497 |