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This incisive and elegantly written examination of Chicano antiwar mobilization demonstrates how the pivotal experience of activism during the Viet Nam War era played itself out among Mexican Americans. Raza Sil Guerra No! presents an engaging portrait of Chicano protest and patriotism. On a deeper level, the book considers larger themes of American nationalism and citizenship and the role of minorities in the military service, themes that remain pertinent today. Lorena Oropeza's exploration of the evolution, political trajectory, and eventual implosion of the Chicano campaign against the war
Mexican Americans --- Patriotism --- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --- Civil rights movements --- Protest movements --- Social movements --- Loyalty --- Allegiance --- Chicanos --- Hispanos --- Ethnology --- Civil rights --- History --- Politics and government --- Protest movements.
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"The King of Adobe offers a fresh and unvarnished look at the life of Reies López Tijerina (1926-2015), one of the most controversial, criticized, and misunderstood Chicano Movement leaders of the 1960s. Directly addressing allegations of anti-Semitism, accusations of sexual abuse, as well as evidence of extreme religiosity and possible mental illness, the book captures the life a man who changed our understanding of the American West" --
Chicano movement --- Civil rights workers --- Political activists --- Mexican Americans --- History. --- History --- Tijerina, Reies.
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