Cartographic Memory: Social Movement Activism and the Production of Space

by Juan Herrera

Book Overview

In Cartographic Memory, Juan Herrera maps 1960s Chicano Movement activism in the Latinx neighborhood of Fruitvale in Oakland, California, showing how activists there constructed a politics forged through productions of space. From Chicano-inspired street murals to the architecture of restaurants and shops, Herrera shows how Fruitvale's communities and spaces serve as a palpable, living record of movement politics and achievements. Drawing on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478006749
• ISBN13: 9781478006749
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"