The Mexican American experience in Texas : citizenship, segregation, and the struggle for equality / Martha Menchaca.
Martha Menchaca begins with the Spanish settlement of Texas, exploring how Mexican Americans' racial heritage limited their incorporation into society after the territory's annexation. She then illustrates their political struggles in the nineteenth century as they tried to assert their legal rights...
Uniform Title: | Texas bookshelf.
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Main Author: | Menchaca, Martha (Author) |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2022.
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Texas bookshelf.
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Physical Description: | 338 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Book |