| Assault on Mexican American Collective Memory, 2010-2015: Swimming with Sharks Contributor(s): Acuña, Rodolfo F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498548253 ISBN-13: 9781498548250 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $47.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Political Science | Human Rights - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Series: Latinos and American Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book uses a micro-narrative structure to explore the assault on the collective memory of Mexican Americans in the Southwest United States from 2010-2016. These communities' survival depends on their histories and identities, which are being quickly erased by gentrification and dispersal, neoliberalism and privatization. This issue is most apparent in the education system, where Mexican American students receive inferior educations and lack access to higher education. Avoiding the overly-theoretical macro-narrative, this book uses case studies and micro-narratives to suggest possible changes and actions to address this issue. It also explores how the erasure of Mexican Americans' history and identity mirrors society as a whole. |