Constructing Identities in Mexican-American Political Organizations: Choosing Issues, Taking Sides

By Benjamin Márquez

Book Overview

This volume sheds new light on the process of political identity formation through a study of the identity politics practised by four major Mexican American political organizations - the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, the Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation, the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce, and the Mexican American Women's National Association (now known as MANA-A National Latina Organization). Through interviews with activists in each organization and research into their records, Benjamin Marquez clarifies the racial, class-based, and cultural factors that have caused these organizations to create widely differing political identities. He likewise demonstrates why their specific goals resonate only with particular segments of the Mexican American community.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029275275X
• ISBN13: 9780292752757
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"