Latinos in the West
Subtitle: The Student Movement and Academic Labor in Los Angeles
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; Rowman & Littlefield
Published: April 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780742547841
Subjects: Higher & further education; Labour economics; Hispanic Americans In Higher Education; Sociology Of Education; Education; Archaeology / Anthropology; Anthropology - Cultural; Discrimination & Racism; Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations; Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies; Higher; Sociology - General; California; Education (Higher); Hispanic Americans; Los Angeles; Social conditions; Study and teaching (Higher)
Description: "This book focuses on the struggle by Latin Americans to open and maintain Chicano/a Studies programs in institutions of higher education in California. It raises critical questions for social theory about multicultural democracy, dealing with topics such as immigration, affirmative action and civil rights. Mora explains the links between this social movement and the needs of the Chicano/a people, the changes taking place in higher education, and the trends in the overall ethnic-nationalist movements in the U.S. where Latinos have been playing an increasingly leading role."--Jacket.