Chicano San Diego : cultural space and the struggle for justice /
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| Imprint: | Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2007. |
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| Description: | ix, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6689049 |
| Summary: | The Mexican and Chicana/o residents of San Diego have a long, complicated, and rich history that has been largely ignored. This collection of essays shows how the Spanish-speaking people of this border city have created their own cultural spaces. Sensitive to issues of gender--and paying special attention to political, economic, and cultural figures and events--the contributors explore what is unique about San Diego's Mexican American history.<br> <br> In chronologically ordered chapters, scholars discuss how Mexican and Chicana/o people have resisted and accommodated the increasingly Anglo-oriented culture of the region. The book's early chapters recount the historical origins of San Diego and its development through the mid-nineteenth century, describe the "American colonization" that followed, and include examples of Latino resistance that span the twentieth century--from early workers' strikes to the United Farm Workers movement of the 1960s. Later chapters trace the Chicana/o Movement in the community and in the arts; the struggle against the gentrification of the barrio; and the growth of community organizing (especially around immigrants' rights) from the perspective of a community organizer.<br> <br> To tell this sweeping story, the contributors use a variety of approaches. Testimonios retell individual lives, ethnographies relate the stories of communities, and historical narratives uncover what has previously been ignored or discounted. The result is a unique portrait of a marginalized population that has played an important but neglected role in the development of a major American border city. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816525683 0816525684 |
