Race and Class in the Southwest : A Theory of Racial Inequality by Mario Barrera (1989, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-100268016011
ISBN-139780268016012
eBay Product ID (ePID)98014

Product Key Features

Number of Pages278 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRace and Class in the Southwest : a Theory of Racial Inequality
Publication Year1989
SubjectEthnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Discrimination & Race Relations, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, United States / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorMario Barrera
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN78-062970
Dewey Edition18
Reviews"Thoroughly researched, well-written and persuasively argued, this book is a must for those who would fully understand the complex position of the Chicano in U.S. society." --Choice, An important contribution to the field. Barrera has successfully harnessed historical analysis, social criticism, and an aggressive empiricism to an analysis of a major moral, political, and public policy issue." — Journal of Economic History  , "Barrera has attempted the important task of developing a theory of racial inequality relevant beyond its particular application to the Chicano experience. Any serious student of race relations and stratification in the U.S. will have to contend with his analysis." --Contemporary Sociology, "Thoroughly researched, well-written and persuasively argued, this book is a must for those who would fully understand the complex position of the Chicano in U.S. society." -- Choice, "This is a tightly organized, well-written work that provides a theoretical backdrop to Southwestern economic history." --Library Journal, " . . . an important contribution to the field. Barrera has successfully harnessed historical analysis, social criticism, and an aggressive empiricism to an analysis of a major moral, political, and public policy issue." --Journal of Economic History, "Barrera has provided us with a work that is carefully documented, well researched, and thoroughly challenging. Reading this book is an experience no serious student in the field can afford to miss." --Sociology: Reviews of New Books, Thoroughly researched, well-written and persuasively argued, this book is a must for those who would fully understand the complex position of the Chicano in U.S. society." — Choice, Thoroughly researched, well-written and persuasively argued, this book is a must for those who would fully understand the complex position of the Chicano in U.S. society., "An important contribution to the field. Barrera has successfully harnessed historical analysis, social criticism, and an aggressive empiricism to an analysis of a major moral, political, and public policy issue." -- Journal of Economic History, "An important contribution to the field. Barrera has successfully harnessed historical analysis, social criticism, and an aggressive empiricism to an analysis of a major moral, political, and public policy issue." -- Journal of Economic History  , "Barrera has attempted the important task of developing a theory of racial inequality relevant beyond its particular application to the Chicano experience. Any serious student of race relations and stratification in the U.S. will have to contend with his analysis." -- Contemporary Sociology, "Barrera's study is a pioneering venture into a theoretical exploration of the Chicano experience. It is a book to be reckoned with by all students of ethnicity in the United States." --New Mexico Historical Review, Barrera has attempted the important task of developing a theory of racial inequality relevant beyond its particular application to the Chicano experience. Any serious student of race relations and stratification in the U.S. will have to contend with his analysis." — Contemporary Sociology
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal331.6/3/6872079
Table Of Content1. Introduction 2. The Nineteenth Century, Part I: Conquest and Dispossession 3. The Nineteenth Century, Part II: The Establishment of a Colonial Labor System 4. From the Turn of the Century to the Great Depression 5. The Contemporary Period 6. The Role of the State 7. A Theory of Racial Inequality Appendix: The Case of International Harvester
SynopsisFocusing on the economic foundations of inequality as they have affected Chicanos in the Southwest from the Mexican-American War to the present, Mario Barrera develops his theory as a synthesis of class and colonial analyses.
LC Classification NumberHD8081.M6

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