Laura E. Gómez Manifest Destinies, Second Edition (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Manifest Destinies, Second EditionCondition: NewSubtitle: The Making of the Mexican American RaceISBN-10: 1479882615EAN: 9781479882618ISBN: 9781479882618Publisher: New York University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 02/06/2018Description: An essential resource for understanding the complex history of Mexican Americans and racial classification in the United States Manifest Destinies tells the story of the original Mexican Americans—the people living in northern Mexico in 1846 during the onset of the Mexican American War. The war abruptly came to an end two years later, and 115,000 Mexicans became American citizens overnight. Yet their status as full-fledged Americans was tenuous at best. Due to a variety of legal and political maneuvers, Mexican Americans were largely confined to a second class status. How did this categorization occur, and what are the implications for modern Mexican Americans?Manifest Destinies fills a gap in American racial history by linking westward expansion to slavery and the Civil War. In so doing, Laura E Gómez demonstrates how white supremacy structured a racial hierarchy in which Mexican Americans were situated relative to Native Americans and African Americans alike. Steeped in conversations and debates surrounding the social construction of race, this book reveals how certain groups become racialized, and how racial categories can not only change instantly, but also the ways in which they change over time.This new edition is updated to reflect the most recent evidence regarding the ways in which Mexican Americans and other Latinos were racialized in both the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The book ultimately concludes that it is problematic to continue to speak in terms Hispanic “ethnicity” rather than consider Latinos qua Latinos alongside the United States’ other major racial groupings. A must read for anyone concerned with racial injustice and classification today. Listen to Laura Gómez's interviews on The Brian Lehrer Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, and KRWG.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 590gAuthor: Laura E. GómezGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesType: TextbookRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: Manifest Destinies, Second Edition

Title: Manifest Destinies, Second Edition

Subtitle: The Making of the Mexican American Race

ISBN-10: 1479882615

EAN: 9781479882618

ISBN: 9781479882618

Release Date: 02/06/2018

Release Year: 2018

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Society & Culture

Topic: Social Sciences

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Manifest Destinies, Second Edition : the Making of the Mexican American Race

Publisher: New York University Press

Publication Year: 2018

Item Height: 1.1 in

Subject: Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Discrimination & Race Relations, United States / 19th Century, Sociology / General, Legal History

Item Weight: 20.8 Oz

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 9.3 in

Subject Area: Law, Social Science, History

Author: Laura E. Gómez

Item Width: 7.5 in

Format: Hardcover