| Testimonio: A Documentary History of the Mexican-American Struggle for Civil Rights Contributor(s): Rosales, Francisco A. (Author), Rosales, F. Arturo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1558852999 ISBN-13: 9781558852990 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2000 Annotation: Cultural Writing. Latina/Latino Studies. From the author of the best-selling CHICANO! comes this major overview of crucial historical documents in the Mexican American pursuit of justice in the United States. Professor Rosales proceeds chronologically, examining such topics as the Mexicans in the nineteenth-century Southwest; the effects of the Mexican Revolution of 1910; massive immigration during the 1920s; workplace and labor groups such as the United Farm Workers; and the rise of militant groups and movements such as the Brown Berets, the Raza Unida political party, and the Chicano Moratorium. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 973.046 |
| LCCN: 00024328 |
| Series: Hispanic Civil Rights (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.34 lbs) 425 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning with the early 1800s and extending up to the modern era, Rosales collects illuminating documents that shed light on the Mexican-American quest for life, liberty, and justice. Documents include petitions, correspondence, government reports, political proclamations, newspaper items, congressional testimony, memoirs, and even international treaties. |