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15%OFFIan F. Haney López - Racism on Trial - 9780674016293 - V9780674016293
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Racism on Trial

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Description for Racism on Trial Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 halftones and 1 line illustration in a 16 page insert, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; JFFJ; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.

In 1968, ten thousand students marched in protest over the terrible conditions prevalent in the high schools of East Los Angeles, the largest Mexican community in the United States. Chanting "Chicano Power," the young insurgents not only demanded change but heralded a new racial politics. Frustrated with the previous generation's efforts to win equal treatment by portraying themselves as racially white, the Chicano protesters demanded justice as proud members of a brown race. The legacy of this fundamental shift continues to this day.

Ian Haney López tells the compelling story of the Chicano movement in Los Angeles by following ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674016293
SKU
V9780674016293
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About Ian F. Haney López
Ian F. Haney López is John H. Boalt Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race.

Reviews for Racism on Trial
Racism on Trial is a fascinating and thought-provoking study that adds much to our understanding of the Chicano movement and points to the centrality of race in America. By arguing that racism is common sense, Haney López provides a useful model that can be applied to American history as a whole and in so doing redirect our notions of the ... Read more

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