ISBN:
1498548245
,
9781498548243
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 278 p)
Series Statement:
Latinos and American politics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Acuña, Rodolfo Assault on Mexican American collective memory
DDC:
305.868/72073
Keywords:
Mexican Americans History
;
Racism History
;
Mexican Americans Ethnic identity
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
Ethnic relations ; Political aspects
;
Mexican Americans
;
Mexican Americans ; Ethnic identity
;
Racism
;
History
;
United States Ethnic relations
;
Political aspects
;
United States
Abstract:
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Fighting for Memory; 2 Are We Going to Win? The Changing of the Guard; 3 Coming Apart; 4 Lost Dreams; 5 The Silencing of the Lambs; 6 The Sharks Are Circling; 7 On the Edge of the Cliff; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Abstract:
This book puts recent events in the Southwestern United States into historical context, exploring how and why powerful elites are laying an assault on the history and identity of Mexican Americans and Latinos. It argues that neoliberalism and the privatization of schools and higher education drives this phenomenon
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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