Assault on Mexican American collective memory, 2010-2015 : swimming with sharks / Rodolfo F. Acuña.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acuña, Rodolfo.

Series:

Latinos and American politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.

Mexican Americans.

Ethnic relations.

United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

United States.

Racism--United States--History.

Racism.

History.

Mexican Americans--History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 278 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

Assault on Mexican American Collective Memory, 2010-2015 Swimming With Sharks puts recent events in the southwestern United States into historical context, exploring how and why powerful elites are assaulting the history and identity of Mexican Americans and Latinos. It argues that neoliberalism and the privatization of schools and higher education drives this phenomenon. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Fighting for Memory 1

2 Are We Going to Win? The Changing of the Guard 31

3 Coming Apart 65

4 Lost Dreams: Winding Down and Winding Up 99

5 The Silencing of the Lambs 135

6 The Sharks Are Circling: Privatization Is Winning 169

7 On the Edge of the Cliff: Winding Down 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498548236

1498548237

OCLC:

990193112