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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Rodolfo Acuña |
| ISBN: | 9780205786183 0205786189 |
| OCLC Number: | 457157338 |
| Description: | xx, 436 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Not just pyramids, explorers, and heroes -- The occupation of Middle America -- Legacy of hate: the conquest of Mexico's northwest -- Remember the Alamo: the colonization of Texas -- Freedom in a cage: the colonization of New Mexico -- Sonora invaded: the occupation of Arizona -- California lost: image and reality -- Immigration, labor, and generational change -- The 1920s: the effects of World War I -- Mexican American communities in the making: the Depression years -- World War II: the betrayal of promises -- "Happy days": Chicano communities under siege -- Goodbye America: the Chicano in the 1960s -- The 1970s and 1980s: redefining the 1960s -- Becoming a national minority: 1980-2001-- Losing fear: decade of struggle and hope -- Epilogue: is Antonio Banderas a Chicano? |
| Responsibility: | Rodolfo F. Acuña. |
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"An excellent job explaining the role of race, class divisions, and gender in the developing political, social, and cultural interactions between Anglos and Mexicans in Texas and New Mexico." - Ashley Sousa, West Valley College "I sincerely think that Dr. Acuna does provides an excellent analysis throughout his book because he is constantly making connections with Mexico and this inclusion help the student understand immigration, social movements and ideology." - Laura Larque, Santa Rosa Junior College "I consider Rodolfo Acuna,s Occupied America: A History of Chicanos as one of the few books that offers a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the major historical experiences of Chicanos that invokes critical thinking and intellectual discussion." - James Barrera, South Texas College Read more...

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