Mexican American Voices: A Documentary Reader
- ISBN-10
- 1405182601
- ISBN-13
- 9781405182607
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-05-04
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Steven Mintz
Description
This short, comprehensive collection of primary documents provides an indispensable introduction to Mexican American history and culture. Includes over 90 carefully chosen selections, with a succinct introduction and comprehensive headnotes that identify the major issues raised by the documents Emphasizes key themes in US history, from immigration and geographical expansion to urbanization, industrialization, and civil rights struggles Includes a 'visual history' chapter of images that supplement the documents, as well as an extensive bibliography
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