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Manifest destinies : the making of the Mexican American race /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gómez, Laura E., 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University, [2007]
Subjects:
Mexican Americans > Race identity.
Mexican Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Mexican Americans > Colonization > History > 19th century.
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Mexican Americans > New Mexico > History > 19th century.
Racism > New Mexico > History > 19th century.
New Mexico > Race relations > History > 19th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • The U.S. colonization of northern Mexico and the creation of Mexican Americans
  • Where Mexicans fit in the new American racial order
  • How a fragile claim to whiteness shaped Mexican Americans' relations with Indians and African Americans
  • Manifest destiny's legacy : race in America at the turn of the twentieth century.