A history of Hispanics in southern Nevada /

This lively, highly informative study covers the long and colorful past of Hispanics in Nevada, analyzes their growing role in the state's present - especially in the booming urban South - and offers some projections for their future, as well as for the future of research in this field. We disc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Miranda, M. L. (Malvin Lane), 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > Nevada > History.
Hispanic Americans > Nevada > Clark County > History.
Hispanic Americans > Nevada > Washoe County > History.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Nevada > Histoire.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Nevada > Clark > Histoire.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Nevada > Washoe > Histoire.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Hispanic Americans.
Spanjaarden.
Amerikanen.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
United States Local History.
Nevada > History, Local.
Clark County (Nev.) > History.
Washoe County (Nev.) > History.
Nevada > Histoire locale.
Nevada.
Nevada > Clark County.
Nevada > Washoe County.
History.
Local history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Early Spanish and Mexican Exploration, 1540-1848
  • 2. The Lure of Mining in Nevada
  • 3. The Settlement of Nevada's Wild West
  • 4. The Building of the Railroads
  • 5. Discrimination, Biased Reporting, and the Creation of a Negative Stereotype
  • 6. Braceros and Migrant Farmworkers in the Moapa Valley
  • 7. The Growth of Clark and Washoe Counties
  • 8. Nevada's Hispanic Immigrants
  • 9. The Chicano Movement, Hispanic Organizations, and Activism in the 1960s and 1970s
  • 10. The Latin Chamber of Commerce and Activism in the 1980s and 1990s
  • 11. Recent Hispanic Population Trends, Economic and Social Issues, and Politics.

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