| A War of Words: Chicano Protest in the 1960s and 1970s Contributor(s): Guiterrez, Jose (Author), Hammerback, John (Author), Jensen, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313248257 ISBN-13: 9780313248252 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 323.116 |
| LCCN: 85005598 |
| Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.84 lbs) 197 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors analyze the rhetorical discourse characteristic of the Chicano protest movement of the sixties and seventies, focusing on four prominent activists, Cesar Chavez, Rodolfo Corky Gonzalez, Jose Angel Gutierrez, and Reies Lopez Tijerina. How these militant spokesmen employed their extensive skill with words is closely examined and analyzed. In the process, much about the nature, function, and meaning of the Chicano protest movement becomes clear. Similarities and differences in their rhetorical styles are discussed, as are their different backgrounds, personalities, goals, audiences, and the issues they addressed. Included is an analysis of the themes, appeals, and symbols they popularized in ther personal vision of what America ought to be for Chicanos. The volume also contains an essay by Jose Angel Gutierrez, an essay on the counter-rhetoric and ideology of other Mexican-American leaders of the time, and a bibliographic essay. |