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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Gabriela F Arredondo |
ISBN: | 9780252032691 0252032691 9780252074974 0252074971 |
OCLC Number: | 123818215 |
Description: | xii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Al norte -- Mexican Chicago -- The Mexican problem -- Striations within -- Mexicans emergent. |
Series Title: | Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series. |
Responsibility: | Gabriela F. Arredondo. |
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"Arredondo paints a portrait of Mexican Chicago in the early 20th century, focusing on five zones of contact: housing patterns, work and labor relations, politics, commerce, and heterosocial relations. Recommended"--Choice "This volume enriches a substantial body of literature in Chicana/o urban history ... [and] it stands out from other publications by its consciously middle-class focus and concern with identity issues."--American Historical Review "Mexican Chicago is elegantly written and deeply researched in a wide range of sources. . . . [It] contributes to the growing scholarship on Mexican Americans outside the Southwest and enlivens the discussion about immigration, race, and identity."--Journal of American History Read more...

