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A Century of Chicano History: Empire, Nations, and Migration
Contributor(s): Fernandez, Raul E. (Author), Gonzalez, Gilbert G. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0415943930     ISBN-13: 9780415943932
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $46.50  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2003
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Annotation: In the best traditions of U.S. critical scholarship from Beard to Genovese and beyond, this book offers a definitive account of the interdependent histories of the U.S. and Mexico as well as the making of the Chicano population in America while providing a history of 20th Century Mexico and its cultural interactions with the US. By employing a neo-Marxist approach, the authors skillfully link history to contemporary issues, emphasizing the overlooked significance of late 19th and 20th century U.S. economic expansionism to European in the formation of the Mexican community. By doing so, the reader offers a timely and significant revision of the of the origins of the increasing Mexican-American population of the United States, illuminating the deep connection between US domination over Mexico-demanding attention to the past, present, and future course of Chicano history.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America - Mexico
- History | United States - General
Dewey: 973.046
LCCN: 2002037050
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.14" W x 8.92" L (0.80 lbs) 206 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Cultural Region - Mexican
Features: Index, Table of Contents
 
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This study argues for a radically new interpretation of the origins and evolution of the ethnic Mexican community across the US. This book offers a definitive account of the interdependent histories of the US and Mexico as well as the making of the Chicano population in America. The authors link history to contemporary issues, emphasizing the overlooked significance of late 19th and 20th century US economic expansionism to Europe in the formation of the Mexican community.

 
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