Ethnic realities of Mexican Americans : from colonialism to 21st century globalization / by Martin Guevara Urbina, Joel E. Vela, Juan O. Sanchez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urbina, Marin Guevara (Martin Guevara), 1972- author.

Vela, Joel E., author.

Sanchez, Juan O., 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Social conditions.

Mexican Americans--Civil rights.

Mexican Americans--History.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The goal of this book is to examine the ethnic experience of the Mexican American community in the United States, from colonialism to twenty-first century globalization. The authors unearth evidence that reveals how historically white ideology, combined with science, law, and the American imagination, has been strategically used as a mechanism to intimidate, manipulate, oppress, control, dominate, and silence Mexican Americans, ethnic racial minorities, and poor whites. A theoretical and philosophical overview is presented, focusing on the repressive practice against Mexicans that resulted in

Contents:

1. Ethnic Constructions : The Making of the Upcoming Majority, Mexican Americans

2. Situating Conquest, Colonialism, Slavery, Ethnic Identity Formation, Citizenship, and Criminal Law in America

3. The Mexican Conquest : Ethnic Realities under Colonialism

4. The Invisible Empire : Mexican Americans and the Fiery Cross, in the Shadows of the Night

5. Mexicans, the KKK, and Religion : The Power to Exclude and Oppress

6. Criminalizing Mexican Identity : Privilege, Power, and Control Over Time

7. Borders and Dreams : The Chicano Fight for Equality and Justice

8. The Last Frontier : Mexican Americans and Education in the New Millennium

9. Mexican Americans in 21st Century Globalization

Afterword: THE FUTURE OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08781-4