| Mexican American Youth Organization: Avant-Garde of the Chicano Movement in Texas Contributor(s): Navarro, Armando (Author), Compean, Mario C. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0292755570 ISBN-13: 9780292755574 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 323.352 |
| LCCN: 94039569 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.01" W x 8.96" (1.11 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Among the protest movements of the 1960s, the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) emerged as one of the principal Chicano organizations seeking social change. By the time MAYO evolved into the Raza Unida Party (RUP) in 1972, its influence had spread far beyond its Crystal City, Texas, origins. Its members precipitated some thirty-nine school walkouts, demonstrated against the Vietnam War, and confronted church and governmental bodies on numerous occasions. Armando Navarro here offers the first comprehensive assessment of MAYO's history, politics, leadership, ideology, strategies and tactics, and activist program. Interviews with many MAYO and RUP organizers and members, as well as firsthand knowledge drawn from his own participation in meetings, presentations, and rallies, enrich the text. This wealth of material yields the first reliable history of this extremely vocal and visible catalyst of the Chicano Movement. The book will add significantly to our understanding of 1960s protest movements and the social and political conditions that gave them birth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Navarro, Armando: - A veteran organizer and activist in Chicano movements, Armando Navarro is Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. |