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Languages : es
Pages : 60
Book Description
The role of the Mexican American in the history of the Southwest
Author: The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846
Author: David J. WeberPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826306036
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Reinterprets borderlands history from the Mexican perspective.
Water in the Hispanic Southwest
Author: Michael C. MeyerPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816515950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
When Spanish conquistadores marched north from Mexico's interior, they encountered one harsh reality that eclipsed all others: the importance of water in an arid land. Covering a time when legal precedents were being set for many water rights laws, this study contributes much to an understanding of the modern Southwest, especially disputes involving Indian water rights. The paperback edition includes a new afterword by the author which discusses the results of recent research.
Mexican-Americans in the Southwest
Author: Ernesto GalarzaPublisher: McNally & Loftin Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Myth and the History of the Hispanic Southwest
Author: David J. WeberPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826311948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Located in Southwest Collection.
The Lost Land
Author: John R. ChávezPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826307507
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A perilous voyage to the magic land of Occo, inhabited by hospitable farmers, marauding cannibals and mysterious fey people, transforms a youngboy into a man.
North to Aztlan
Author: Arnoldo De LeonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0882952439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Contemporary observers often quip that the American Southwest has become “Mexicanized,” but this view ignores the history of the region as well as the social reality. Mexican people and their culture have been continuously present in the territory for the past four hundred years, and Mexican Americans were actors in United States history long before the national media began to focus on them—even long before an international border existed between the United States and Mexico. North to Aztlán, an inclusive, readable, and affordable survey history, explores the Indian roots, culture, society, lifestyles, politics, and art of Mexican Americans and the contributions of the people to and their influence on American history and the mainstream culture. Though cognizant of changing interpretations that divide scholars, Drs. De León and Griswold del Castillo provide a holistic vision of the development of Mexican American society, one that attributes great importance to immigration (before and after 1900) and the ongoing influence of new arrivals on the evolving identity of Mexican Americans. Also showcased is the role of gender in shaping the cultural and political history of La Raza, as exemplified by the stories of outstanding Mexicana and Chicana leaders as well as those of largely unsung female heros, among them ranch and business owners and managers, labor leaders, community activists, and artists and writers. In short, readers will come away from this extensively revised and completely up-to-date second edition with a new understanding of the lives of a people who currently compose the largest minority in the nation. Completely revised, re-edited, and redesigned, featuring a great many new photographs and maps, North to Aztlán is certain to take its rightful place as the best college-level survey text of Americans of Mexican descent on the market today.
The Role of the Mexican American in the History of the Southwest
Author: Mexican-origin People in the United States
Author: Oscar J‡quez Mart’nezPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816520895
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The history of the United States in the twentieth century is inextricably entwined with that of people of Mexican origin. The twenty million Mexicans and Mexican Americans living in the U.S. today are predominantly a product of post-1900 growth, and their numbers give them an increasingly meaningful voice in the political process. Oscar Mart’nez here recounts the struggle of a people who have scraped and grappled to make a place for themselves in the American mainstream. Focusing on social, economic, and political change during the twentieth centuryÑparticularly in the American WestÑMart’nez provides a survey of long-term trends among Mexican Americans and shows that many of the difficult conditions they have experienced have changed decidedly for the better. Organized thematically, the book addresses population dynamics, immigration, interaction with the mainstream, assimilation into the labor force, and growth of the Mexican American middle class. Mart’nez then examines the various forms by which people of Mexican descent have expressed themselves politically: becoming involved in community organizations, participating as voters, and standing for elective office. Finally he summarizes salient historical points and offers reflections on issues of future significance. Where appropriate, he considers the unique circumstances that distinguish the experiences of Mexican Americans from those of other ethnic groups. By the year 2000, significant numbers of people of Mexican origin had penetrated the middle class and had achieved unprecedented levels of power and influence in American society; at the same time, many problems remain unsolved, and the masses face new challenges created by the increasingly globalized U.S. economy. This concise overview of Mexican-origin people puts these successes and challenges in perspective and defines their contribution to the shaping of modern America.
Race and Class in the Southwest
Author: Mario BarreraPublisher:
ISBN: 9780268016012
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Focusing on the economic foundations of inequality as they have affected Chicanos in the Southwest from the Mexican-American War to the present, Mario Barrera develops his theory as a synthesis of class and colonial analyses.