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  • The Other American Dilemma

    Schools, Mexicans, and the Nature of Jim Crow, 1912–1953

    by Rubén Donato, Jarrod Hanson ...
    Examines how Mexican Americans experienced "unofficial" Jim Crow inside and outside the American education system, and how they used the courts, Mexican Consul, and other resources to challenge that discrimination.In The Other American Dilemma, Rubén Donato and Jarrod Hanson examine the experiences of Mexican immigrants, Mexican Americans, and Hispanos/as in their schools and communities between ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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  • El Norte

    The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America

    by Carrie Gibson ...
    A sweeping saga of the Spanish history and influence in North America over five centuries, from the acclaimed author of Empire's Crossroads.Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Becoming Mexican American

    Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945

    by George J. Sanchez ...
    Twentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between variant cultures in American history. Yet this study is among the first to examine the relationship between ethnicity and identity among the largest immigrant group to that city. By focusing on Mexican immigrants to Los Angeles from 1900 to 1945, George J. Sánchez explores the process by ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • The Strange Career of William Ellis

    The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire

    by Karl Jacoby ...
    **Winner of the Ray Allen Billington Prize and the Phillis Wheatley Book Award"An American 'Odyssey,' the larger-than-life story of a man who travels far in the wake of war and gets by on his adaptability and gift for gab." —Wall Street Journal**A black child born on the US-Mexico border in the twilight of slavery, William Ellis inhabited a world divided along ambiguous racial lines. Adopting the ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

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  • Recovering History, Constructing Race

    The Indian, Black, and White Roots of Mexican Americans

    by Martha Menchaca ...
    "An unprecedented tour de force . . . [A] sweeping historical overview and interpretation of the racial formation and racial history of Mexican Americans." —Antonia I. Castañeda, Associate Professor of History, St. Mary's UniversityWinner, A Choice Outstanding Academic BookThe history of Mexican Americans is a history of the intermingling of races—Indian, White, and Black. This racial history ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Line in the Sand

    A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border

    by Rachel St. John ...
    Series series America in the World
    The first transnational history of the U.S.-Mexico borderLine in the Sand details the dramatic transformation of the western U.S.-Mexico border from its creation at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 to the emergence of the modern boundary line in the first decades of the twentieth century. In this sweeping narrative, Rachel St. John explores how this boundary changed from a mere line on ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836–1986

    by David Montejano ...
    "A benchmark publication . . . A meticulously documented work that provides an alternative interpretation and revisionist view of Mexican-Anglo relations." – IMR ( International Migration Review)Winner, Frederick Jackson Turner Award, Organization of American HistoriansAmerican Historical Association, Pacific Branch Book AwardTexas Institute of Letters Friends of The Dallas Public Library A... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Harvest of Empire

    A History of Latinos in America: Second Revised and Updated Edition

    by Juan Gonzalez ...
    A sweeping history of the Latino experience in the United States—thoroughly revised and updated.The first new edition in ten years of this important study of Latinos in U.S. history, Harvest of Empire spans five centuries-from the first New World colonies to the first decade of the new millennium. Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States, and their impact on American popular ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Puerto Rico

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by Jorge Duany ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, Puerto Rico has a peculiar status among Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a Commonwealth, the island enjoys limited autonomy over local matters, but the U.S. has dominated it militarily, politically, and economically for much of its recent history. Though they are U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans do not have their own voting representatives in ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds

    Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America

    by Gregory Rodriguez ...
    An unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican-Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial and cultural synthesis--mestizaje--that has defined the Mexican people since the Spanish conquest in the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Business of Empire

    United Fruit, Race, and U.S. Expansion in Central America

    by Jason M. Colby ...
    Series series The United States in the World
    "Jason M. Colby has researched and analyzed his topic―the business of empire―well. He exposes the intertwining of imperialism, expansion, racism, and corporate power. The Business of Empire is an insightful story about the interaction of U.S. overseas business and the U.S. and Central American governments. It will prove useful to scholars of U.S. imperialism, international business history, and U ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • The Blood of Guatemala

    A History of Race and Nation

    by Greg Grandin, Walter D. Mignolo, Sonia Saldívar-Hull, Irene Silverblatt ...
    Series series Latin America Otherwise
    Over the latter half of the twentieth century, the Guatemalan state slaughtered more than two hundred thousand of its citizens. In the wake of this violence, a vibrant pan-Mayan movement has emerged, one that is challenging Ladino (non-indigenous) notions of citizenship and national identity. In The Blood of Guatemala Greg Grandin locates the origins of this ethnic resurgence within the social ... Read more

    $21.59 USD