Mexican Americans and the Law: ¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!

by Henry Flores, Jose Roberto Juarez jr., Reynaldo Anaya Valencia, et al.

Book Overview

The experience of Mexican Americans in the United States has been marked by oppression at the hands of the legal system--but it has also benefited from successful appeals to the same system. Mexican Americans and the Law illustrates how Mexican Americans have played crucial roles in mounting legal challenges regarding issues that directly affect their political, educational, and socioeconomic status.

Each chapter highlights historical contexts,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816522790
• ISBN13: 9780816522798
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"