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North from Mexico : the Spanish-speaking people of the United States / by Carey McWilliams ; second edition updated by Matt. S. Meier ; third edition updated by Alma M. Garc�ia ; foreword by Mario T. Garc�ia.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2016Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9798216123705
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973/.046872 23/eng/20240829
LOC classification:
  • E184.M5
Online resources:
Contents:
I. In Spanish saddlebags -- II. The fantasy heritage -- III. The fan of settlement -- IV. Heart of the borderlands -- V. The broken border -- VI. "Not counting Mexicans" -- VII. Gringos and greasers -- VIII. The heritage of the Southwest -- IX. The borderlands are invaded -- X. The second defeat -- XI. "The Mexican problem" -- XII. The pattern of violence -- XIII. Blood on the pavements -- XIV. The war years -- XV. After a hundred years -- XVI. "One and together" -- XVII. Chicano leadership and organization / by Matt S. Meier -- XVIII. Politics, education, and culture / by Matt S. Meier -- XIX. North from Mexico / by Matt S. Meier -- XX. A demographic profile of the Mexican-born population in the United Stages / by Alma M. Garc�ia -- XXI. Still coming north from Mexico : immigration constraints and contestations / by Alma M. Garc�ia -- XXII. Mexican immigrants in a changing society / by Alma M. Garc�ia -- Epilogue / by Alma M. Garc�ia.
Scope and content: "This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the changing demographics of the Mexican immigrant population in the United States. Analyzes the major trends in U.S. immigration, including anti-immigrant policies, issues facing the unauthorized immigrant population, and the development of the immigrant rights movement. Examines the complex interrelationship between Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans and the U.S. political system. Covers important recent topics such as anti-immigration movements, language debates like Prop 227 and other anti-immigrant legislation that address the education of Spanish speakers, cultural developments and art of Mexican Americans, and the changing economic outlook for Mexican immigrants. Offers the latest information on the complex interrelationship between Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. In Spanish saddlebags -- II. The fantasy heritage -- III. The fan of settlement -- IV. Heart of the borderlands -- V. The broken border -- VI. "Not counting Mexicans" -- VII. Gringos and greasers -- VIII. The heritage of the Southwest -- IX. The borderlands are invaded -- X. The second defeat -- XI. "The Mexican problem" -- XII. The pattern of violence -- XIII. Blood on the pavements -- XIV. The war years -- XV. After a hundred years -- XVI. "One and together" -- XVII. Chicano leadership and organization / by Matt S. Meier -- XVIII. Politics, education, and culture / by Matt S. Meier -- XIX. North from Mexico / by Matt S. Meier -- XX. A demographic profile of the Mexican-born population in the United Stages / by Alma M. Garc�ia -- XXI. Still coming north from Mexico : immigration constraints and contestations / by Alma M. Garc�ia -- XXII. Mexican immigrants in a changing society / by Alma M. Garc�ia -- Epilogue / by Alma M. Garc�ia.

"This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the changing demographics of the Mexican immigrant population in the United States. Analyzes the major trends in U.S. immigration, including anti-immigrant policies, issues facing the unauthorized immigrant population, and the development of the immigrant rights movement. Examines the complex interrelationship between Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans and the U.S. political system. Covers important recent topics such as anti-immigration movements, language debates like Prop 227 and other anti-immigrant legislation that address the education of Spanish speakers, cultural developments and art of Mexican Americans, and the changing economic outlook for Mexican immigrants. Offers the latest information on the complex interrelationship between Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans"-- Provided by publisher.

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WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 050, 082, 650, 651

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