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Anything But Mexican

Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles

Rodolfo F Acuña author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Verso Books

Published:14th Apr '20

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Classic study of Chicano Los Angeles

Originally published in the tumult of 1996, in an era of new nativism and panic about the Latinization of America, Anything But Mexican solidified Rodolfo Acuña's place as "the W.E.B. Du Bois of Chicano Studies." A stirring, insightful chronicle of Los Angeles's working class chicanos, this new edition brings their story and struggles up to present day.

"Anything But Mexican challenges neoliberal interpretations of the history of Los Angeles which blame Mexicans and other immigrants of color for the decline of the city. Acuna's provocative work confronts these historical myths, signalling that Latinos will not be dismissed." Deena Gonzalez, Pomona College "Required reading on Chicanos in the Southwest. This book will stand amongst the classics in Chicano Studies." Teresa Cordova, University of New Mexico

ISBN: 9781786633798

Dimensions: 235mm x 156mm x 31mm

Weight: 542g

480 pages

New edition