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The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez : Crossing Religious Borders /

The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez''s own writings, León argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: León, Luis D., 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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