Shakin' Up Race and Gender: Intercultural Connections in Puerto Rican, African American, and Chicano Narratives and Culture (1965-1995)

by Marta E. Sanchez

Book Overview

The second phase of the civil rights movement (1965-1973) was a pivotal period in the development of ethnic groups in the United States. In the years since then, new generations have asked new questions to cast light on this watershed era. No longer is it productive to consider only the differences between ethnic groups; we must also study them in relation to one another and to U.S. mainstream society.

In "Shakin' Up" Race and Gender,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029270965X
• ISBN13: 9780292709652
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"