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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457074803321

Autore

Rivera José A. <1944->

Titolo

La sociedad [[electronic resource] ] : guardians of Hispanic culture along the Río Grande / / text by José A. Rivera ; with the assistance of Rogelio Briones, Michael Atencio, and Daniel Salazar ; photographs by Daniel Salazar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-63671-9

0-8263-4896-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrionesRogelio

AtencioMichael

SalazarDaniel

Disciplina

369/.368079

Soggetti

Fraternal organizations - Southwestern States

Hispanic Americans

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; CIP; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: A Cultural and Economic History of the Upper Rio Grande; Chapter Two: The Rise and Expansion of La Sociedad; Chapter Three: Challenges in the New Century; Chapter Four: Conclusions and the Future; Appendix One: Selected Oral Histories; Appendix Two: Records and Documents; Appendix Three: SPMDTU Superior Presidents; Appendix Four: Geography of Local Councils; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Rivera's study explores the core values that have bonded SPMDTU members across generations and have sustained the organization for more than a century and addresses the question of whether or not La Sociedad will survive in the twenty-first century.