Chicano Politics and Society in the Late Twentieth Century

by Montejano, David

• ISBN13: 9780292752153
• ISBN10: 0292752156
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

Summary

The various protest movements that together constituted the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s urged a "politics of inclusion" to bring Mexican Americans into the mainstream of United States political and social life. This volume of ten specially commissioned essays assesses the post-movement years, asking "what went wrong? what went right? and where are we now?" Collectively, the essays offer a wide-ranging portrayal of the complex situation of Mexican Americans as the twenty-first century begins. The essays are grouped into community, institutional, and general studies, with an introduction by editor Montejano. Geographically, they point to the importance of "Hispanic" politics in the Southwest, as well as in Chicago wards and in the U.S. Congress, with ramifications in Mexico and Central America. Thematically, they discuss "non-traditional" politics stemming from gender identity, environmental issues, theatre production, labor organizing, university policymaking, along with the more traditional politics revolving around state and city government, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and various advocacy organizations.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: On the Question of Inclusion	xi
David Montejano
Part One: Community Studies
Personality and Style in San Antonio Politics: Henry Cisneros and Bernardo Eureste, 1975--1985	3	(28)
Rodolfo Rosales
Harold Washington and the Rise of Latino Electoral Politics in Chicago, 1982--1987	31	(27)
Teresa Cordova
Gendered Citizenship: Mexican American Women and Grassroots Activism in East Los Angeles, 1986--1992	58	(25)
Mary Pardo
Part Two: Institutional Studies
The Struggle Within: The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, 1975--1990	83	(25)
Margarita Arce Decierdo
Protest and Affirmative Action in the 1980s: The Case of the University of New Mexico	108	(23)
Phillip B. Gonzales
In Search of National Power: Chicanos Working the System on Immigration Reform, 1976--1986	131	(23)
Christine Marie Sierra
Chicano Politics and U.S. Policy in Central America, 1979--1990	154	(21)
Antonio Gonzalez
Part Three: General Studies
Politics and Chicano Culture: Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino, 1964--1990	175	(26)
Roy Eric Xavier
Where Have All the Nationalists Gone?: Change and Persistence in Radical Political Attitudes among Chicanos, 1976--1986	201	(33)
Martin Sanchez Jankowski
On the Future of Anglo-Mexican Relations in the United States	234	(25)
David Montejano
About the Authors	259	(2)
Index	261