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Book SynopsisThis work documents the Chicano movement as it developed within the Mexican American community of East Los Angeles during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The author offers a unique comparative and diachronic analysis of several component organizations of this mass movement.
Trade ReviewMarin's study does assist in bringing attention to the importance of the Chicano movement not only for our understanding of contemporary Chicano history but also for our understanding of the sixties. * Journal of American History *
Provides a fine example of the integration of theory into rigorous qualitative empirical inquiry. -- Nancy Jurik, Arizona State University * Journal of American History *
Marin has provided one of the first analyses of the Chicano movement on the local level that moves beyond the genre of personal memoir. * Western Historical Quarterly *
Marin has provided one of the first analyses of the Chicano movement on the local level that moves beyond the genre of personal memoir. * Western Historical Quarterly *
Marin's study does assist in bringing attention to the importance of the Chicano movement not only for our understanding of contemporary Chicano history but also for our understanding of the sixties. * Journal of American History *
Provides a fine example of the integration of theory into rigorous qualitative empirical inquiry. -- Nancy Jurik, Arizona State University * Journal of American History *
