Mexicanos [[electronic resource] ] : a history of Mexicans in the United States / / Manuel G. Gonzales

• Autore: Gonzales Manuel G
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2009
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Disciplina: 973/.046872
• Soggetto topico: Mexican Americans - History; Mexicans - United States - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Spaniards and Native Americans, prehistory-1521 -- The Spanish frontier, 1521-1821 -- The Mexican far north, 1821-1848 -- The American Southwest, 1848-1900 -- The great migration, 1900-1930 -- The depression, 1930-1940 -- The Second World War and its aftermath, 1940-1965 -- The Chicano movement, 1965-1975 -- Goodbye to Aztlán, 1975-1994 -- The Hispanic challenge, 1994-present.
• Sommario/riassunto: Newly revised and updated, Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply influenced by Catholicism, and tempered by an often difficult existence, Mexicans continue to play an important role in U.S. society, even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate
• Titolo autorizzato: Mexicanos
• ISBN: 1-280-59632-5; 9786613626158; 0-253-00777-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790160503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II