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Debating American identity : Southwestern statehood and Mexican immigration /

Debating American Identity is an innovative look at four national debates over the inclusion of the Mexican-origin population in the United States in the early twentieth century. Linda C. Noel explores different conceptions of American identity through disputes over Arizona and New Mexico statehood,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noel, Linda C., 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Mexicans > Arizona > History > 20th century.
Mexicans > New Mexico > History > 20th century.
Arizona > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
New Mexico > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
Arizona > Politics and government > To 1950.
New Mexico > Politics and government > 1848-1950.
Ethnicity > Political aspects > Southwest, New > History > 20th century.
Immigrants > Southwest, New > History > 20th century.
Southwest, New > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
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Summary:Debating American Identity is an innovative look at four national debates over the inclusion of the Mexican-origin population in the United States in the early twentieth century. Linda C. Noel explores different conceptions of American identity through disputes over Arizona and New Mexico statehood, temporary workers, immigration and repatriation.
Physical Description:xiii, 246 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816530458 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0816530459 (cloth : acid-free paper)