Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology, and Identity, 1930-1960

by Mario T. García

Book Overview

A pioneering political and intellectual history of the Chicano leaders who emerged from the barrios of the Southwest between 1930 and 1960--Ignacio L. L pez, George I. Sanchez, Josefina Fierro de Bright, and others--and of their effort to capture first-class citizenship for Mexican Americans. Drawing extensively on archival material and oral history, Mario T. Garc a discusses the key figures, organizations, and issues of the movement; in so doing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300049846
• ISBN13: 9780300049848
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"