Rethinking the Chicano movement / Marc Simon Rodriguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodriguez, Marc S., 1968-

Series:

American social and political movements of the twentieth century

American social and poltical movements of the twentieth century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chicano movement--History.

Chicano movement.

Mexican Americans--Politics and government.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Social conditions.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

204 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2015]

Summary:

In the 1960s and 1970s, an energetic new social movement emerged among Mexican Americans. Fighting for civil rights and celebrating a distinct ethnic identity, the Chicano Movement had a lasting impact on the United States, from desegregation to bilingual education. Rethinking the Chicano Movement provides an astute and accessible introduction to this viral grassroots movement. Bringing together different fields of research, this comprehensive yet concise narrative considers the Chicano Movement as a national, not just regional, phenomenon, and places it alongside the other important social movements of the era. Rodriguez details the many different facets of the Chicano movement, including college campuses, third-party politics, media, and art, and traces the development and impact of one of the most important post-WWII social movements in the United Stares. American Social and Political Movement of the Twentieth Century is a collection of works by top historians that introduces students to the myriad movements that came together in the United States during the twentieth century to expand democracy, reshape the political economy, and increase social justice. Each book provides a concise, synthetic overview and reassessment of one movement's origins and goals, its leading and grassroots figures, its actions and ideas, its serious missteps, and its most important accomplishments. Each book provides students with the opportunity to learn about an American social and political movement through a short, logically laid out, analytically sophisticated, and easy to follow book. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Mexican Americanism and the long Chicano movement

A growing militancy: the farm workers in California and political activism in Texas

The new urban politics: Chicanos and the War on Poverty

Youth and the campus: Chicano students and Chicano education

News and the movement: newspapers and ideas in the Chicano movement

Art and the movement: Chicano murals and community space

Conclusion: rethinking to move forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pagex [175]-195) and index.

ISBN:

9780415877411

0415877415

9780415877428

0415877423

OCLC:

707966527