Brown-eyed children of the sun
Subtitle: lessons from the Chicano movement, 1965-1975
By: George Mariscal.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Mexican Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Political activists -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States; United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980
Description: "Brown-Eyed Children of the Sun is a new study of the Chicano/a movement, El Movimiento, and its multiple ideologies. The late 1960s marked the first time U.S. society witnessed Americans of Mexican descent on a national stage as self-determined individuals and collective actors rather than second-class citizens. George Mariscal's book examines the Chicano movement's quest for equal rights and economic justice in the context of the Viet Nam War era."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-338) and index.