
Anything But Mexican
Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles
Rodolfo F. Acuna(Author)
Verso Books (Publisher)
Published on 17. April 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-1-85984-031-3 (ISBN)
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Description
By the year 2000, Mexicans and other Latinos will comprise fifty percent of the population of Los Angeles. In this new book, the author of the widely praised Occupied America describes the harsh realities facing Chicanos in LA today.
Reviews / Votes
Anything But Mexican challenges neo-liberal interpretations of the history of Los Angeles which blame Mexicans and other immigrants of color for the decline of the city. Acuna's provocative work confronts these historical myths, signalling that Latinos will not be dismissed. -- Deena Gonzalez, Pomona College Required reading on Chicanos in the Southwest. This book will stand amongst the classics in Chicano Studies. -- Teresa Cordova, University of New Mexico This book defines important political and social space for Latinos in what has become the capital of Mexicans in the US. Anything But Mexican is a sensitive and often pointed discourse. -- Carlos Velez-Ibanez, UC Riverside Rodolfo Acuna is one of the foremost scholar/activists in the country, bridging the gap between the Chicano movement and a multi-racial left that is often uninformed about the growing strategic importance of Latinos in the US. -- Eric Mann, Director, Labor Community Strategy Center, Los Angeles A political and social history every bit as insightful and powerful as the earlier works by a pioneering Chicano scholar dubbed by some the 'W.E.B. Dubois of Chicano Studies.' -- James Cockcroft, SUNY EmpireMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
585 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85984-031-3 (9781859840313)
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Rodolfo F. Acuna is the founding chair of the Chicana/o Studies department at California State University at Northridge - the largest Chicana/o Studies Department in the United States. He has authored twenty-two books, including three children's books, and Voices of the U.S. Latino Experience; Corridors of Migration: Odyssey of Mexican Laborers, 1600-1933; and Occupied America: A History of Chicanos.