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One of the foremost scholars in Chicana/o studies offers a compelling, authoritative history of the Chicano movement in San Antonio—a movement that provided models for organizing that broke barriers to political participation and power for Latinos across

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One: The Conflict Within
    • 1. The Leaking Caste System
    • 2. Barrios at War
    • 3. Organizing Unity
    • 4. A Congressman Reacts
    • 5. Kill the Gringos!
    • 6. The Berets Rise Up
  • Part Two: Marching Together Separately
    • 7. Women Creating Space
    • 8. Batos Claiming Legitimacy
    • 9. Fragmenting Elements
  • Part Three: After the Fury
    • 10. Several Wrong Turns
    • 11. A Transformation
  • Appendix: On Intepreting the Chicano Movement
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2010
      ISBN13: 9780292722903, 978-0292722903
      ISBN10: 0292722907
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the foremost scholars in Chicana/o studies offers a compelling, authoritative history of the Chicano movement in San Antonio—a movement that provided models for organizing that broke barriers to political participation and power for Latinos across

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Part One: The Conflict Within
        • 1. The Leaking Caste System
        • 2. Barrios at War
        • 3. Organizing Unity
        • 4. A Congressman Reacts
        • 5. Kill the Gringos!
        • 6. The Berets Rise Up
      • Part Two: Marching Together Separately
        • 7. Women Creating Space
        • 8. Batos Claiming Legitimacy
        • 9. Fragmenting Elements
      • Part Three: After the Fury
        • 10. Several Wrong Turns
        • 11. A Transformation
      • Appendix: On Intepreting the Chicano Movement
      • Notes
      • Glossary
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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