Racism on trial : the Chicano fight for justice /
"Ian Haney Lopez tells the compelling story of the Chicano movement in Los Angeles by following two criminal trials, including one arising from the student walkouts. He demonstrates how racial prejudice led to police brutality and judicial discrimination that in turn spurred Chicano militancy....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cambridge, Mass. :
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2003.
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Temas: |
Mexican Americans
> Legal status, laws, etc.
> California
> East Los Angeles
> History
> 20th century.
Political activists
> Legal status, laws, etc.
> California
> East Los Angeles
> History
> 20th century.
Mexicanos
> Estados Unidos
> Derechos civiles
> California
> Los Angeles-Este.
> Historia
> Siglo XX.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Litigating Mexican identity. The Chicano movement cases ; Proving Mexicans exist ; The Mexican race in East L.A.
- Common sense and legal violence. Judges and intentional racism ; Race and racism as common sense ; Law enforcement and legal violence
- The Chicano race. The Chicano movement and East L.A. Thirteen ; From young citizens to brown berets ; Inventing Chicanos.