Ethnic realities of Mexican Americans : from colonialism to 21st century globalization /
"The goal of this book is to examine the ethnic experience of the Mexican American community in the United States, from colonialism to twenty-first century globalization. The authors unearth evidence that reveals how historically white ideology, combined with science, law, and the American imag...
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Springfield, Illinois :
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Limited,
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Ethnic constructions : the making of the upcoming majority, Mexican Americans
- 2. Situating conquest, colonialism, slavery, ethnic identity formation, citizenship, and criminal law in America
- 3. The Mexican conquest : ethnic realities under colonialism
- 4. The invisible empire : Mexican Americans and the fiery cross, in the shadows of the night
- 5. Mexicans, the KKK, and religion : the power to exclude and oppress
- 6. Criminalizing Mexican identity : privilege, power, and control over time
- 7. Borders and dreams : the Chicano fight for equality and justice
- 8. The last frontier : Mexican Americans and education in the new millennium
- 9. Mexican Americans in 21st century globalization
- Afterword: the future of Mexican Americans in the 21st century.