LEADER 03272nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910962746703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780299158231 010 $a0299158233 035 $a(CKB)111004627525050 035 $a(OCoLC)44962071 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10351471 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000132530 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11953981 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132530 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10050950 035 $a(PQKB)10806757 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444914 035 $a(Perlego)4386204 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004627525050 100 $a19980313d1998 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Cristal experiment $ea Chicano struggle for community control /$fArmando Navarro 210 $aMadison $cUniversity of Wisconsin Press$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (458 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299158248 311 08$a0299158241 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 381-419) and index. 330 8 $aAmidst the turbulence and militancy of the 1960s and early 1970s, the Mexicano population of the dusty agricultural town of Crystal City, Texas (Cristal in Spanish), staged two electoral revolts, each time winning control of the city council and school board. The landmark city council victory in 1963 was a first for Mexican Americans in South Texas, and Cristal-the "spinach capital of the world"-became for a time the political capital of the Chicano Movement. In The Cristal Experiment, Armando Navarro presents the most comprehensive examination to date of the rise of the Chicano political movement in Cristal, its successes and conflicts (both internal and external), and its eventual decline. He looks particularly at the larger and more successful "Second Revolt" in 1970 and its aftermath up to 1981, examining the political, economic, educational, and social changes for Mexicanos that resulted. Drawing upon nearly 100 interviews, a wealth of secondary materials, and his own experiences as a political organizer in the Chicano Movement, Navarro offers a shrewd and insightful analysis not only of the events in Cristal, but also of the workings of local politics generally, the politics of community control, and the factors inherent in the American political system that lead to the self-destruction of political movements. As both a political scientist and an organizer, he outlines important lessons to be learned from what happened in Cristal and to the Chicano Movement. 606 $aCommunity leadership$zTexas$zCrystal City$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMexican Americans$zTexas$zCrystal City$xPolitics and government 607 $aCrystal City (Tex.)$xEthnic relations 607 $aCrystal City (Tex.)$xPolitics and government 615 0$aCommunity leadership$xHistory 615 0$aMexican Americans$xPolitics and government. 676 $a976.4/437 700 $aNavarro$b Armando$f1941-$01621020 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962746703321 996 $aThe Cristal experiment$94361835 997 $aUNINA