Making Aztlán

Ideology and Culture of the Chicana and Chicano Movement, 1966-1977

Part of Contextos Series
By Juan Gómez-Quiñones and Irene Vásquez
Published by UNM Press
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This book provides a long-needed overview of the Chicana and Chicano movement's social history as it grew, flourished, and then slowly fragmented. The authors examine the movement's origins in the 1960s and 1970s, showing how it evolved from a variety of organizations and activities united in their quest for basic equities for Mexican Americans in U.S. society.

About The Authors

Juan Gómez-Quiñones

Juan Gómez-Quiñones is a professor of history at UCLA. His earlier books include Mexican American Labor, 1790-1990, Roots of Chicano Politics, 1600-1940, and Chicano Politics: Reality and Promise, 1940-1990, all published by the University of New Mexico Press.

Irene Vásquez

Irene Vásquez is the chair of and a professor in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University of New Mexico. She is a coauthor of Making Aztlán: Ideology and Culture of the Chicana and Chicano Movement, 1966–1977 (UNM P

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  • Publisher: UNM Press (April 30, 2014)
  • Length: 496 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826354662

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Ideology and Culture of the Chicana and Chicano Movement, 1966-1977

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