{"product_id":"mexican-american-voices-isbn-9781405182591","title":"Mexican American Voices","description":"This short, comprehensive collection of primary documents provides an indispensable introduction to Mexican American history and culture.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes over 90 carefully chosen selections, with a succinct introduction and comprehensive headnotes that identify the major issues raised by the documents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes key themes in US history, from immigration and geographical expansion to urbanization, industrialization, and civil rights struggles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a 'visual history' chapter of images that supplement the documents, as well as an extensive bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Series Editors' Preface.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: The United States' Spanish Heritage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Exploring New Spain's Northern Frontier, 1542.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, The Spanish Borderlands, 1540–42.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Don Antonio de Otermin, Resistance and Accommodation in New Mexico, 1680.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Captain F. W. Beechey, Missionary Activity in New Spain's Northern Frontier, 1831.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 California's Mission System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePablo Tac, Life on a California Mission, 1835.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEulalia Pérez, Duties of a Housekeeper, 1823.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Junípero Serra: Saint or Emissary of Empire?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJunípero Serra, The Importance of Laborers in the Missions, 1775.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJunípero Serra, On the Lenient Treatment of Indians, 1775.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pedro Bautista Pino, Description of the Province of New Mexico, 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: From Spanish to Mexican Rule.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 James Josiah Webb, The Consequences of Mexican Independence, 1844–7.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Miguel Ramos de Arizpe, Anglo-American Settlement in Texas, 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 José María Sánchez, Mounting Mexican Fears about the Influx of Anglo-Americans into Texas, 1828.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Member of the Tejano Elite Favors Anglo-American Immigration into Texas, 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Narcisco Dúran, The Secularization of the California Missions, 1833.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Guadalupe Vallejo, A Californio Condemns the Intrusion of Anglo-Americans into California, 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: From Mexican to Anglo Rule in Texas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 General Manuel de Mier y Terán, Mexican Concern\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeepens over the Influx of Anglo-Americans into Texas, 1828.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Slavery in Texas: Pro and Con.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan Nepomuceno Seguín, Promotion of the Expansion of Slavery, 1825.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJosé María Tornel, Denunciation of the Expansion of Slavery, 1837\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Stephen F. Austin, Speech to Justify a War for Independence by Texas, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Juan Nepomuceno Seguín, A Tejano Leader Calls on Mexicans in Texas to Support the Texas Revolution, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Battle of the Alamo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntonio López de Santa Anna, Perspective on the Battle of the Alamo, 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVicente Filisola, Perspective on Santa Anna's Strategy, 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Juan Nepomuceno Segun, The Fate of Tejanos, 1858.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Comisión Pesquisadora de la Frontera del Norte, A Mexican Report Describes the Mistreatment of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Texas, 1873.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: The Mexican War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Manifest Destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn L. O'Sullivan Promotes His Idea of \"Manifest Destiny,\" 1845.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJosé María Tomel y Mendívil Critiques \"Manifest Destiny,\" 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 James Knox Polk, The War Commences, 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ramon Alcaraz, A Controversial War, 1850.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid, Resistance, 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticle IX, 1848.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticle X, 1848.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Mexico Debates the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManuel Crescencio Rejon Denounces the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBernardo Couto Defends the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Legacies of Conquest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Hutchings' California Magazine, Land Loss in California, 1857.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Antonio María Pico, A Loss of Land and Power, 1859.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Hispano Commercial Club of Las Vegas, Land Loss in New Mexico, 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 New Mexico Statehood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarper's Weekly, Reaction to Senate Passage of a Statehood Bill for New Mexico, 1876.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Mexico Constitution, 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Resistance to Conquest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan Nepomuceno Cortina, A Proclamation to the Inhabitants of the State of Texas, 1859.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan Nepomuceno Cortina Pledges Resistance to Intimidation and the Seizure of Land, 1859.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 El Corrido de Juan Cortina, Songs of Resistance and Pride, ca. Late Nineteenth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Tiburcio Vásquez, Resistance in California, 1874.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 John Rollin Ridge, Legend Making: An Account of Joaquı´n Murieta, 1854.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Visual History.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Norman H. Reed, The Mission, Santa Barbara, Cal., ca. 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 William Redmond Ryan, Een Waterplaats in Neder Californie, 1850.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Edward W. Clay, Houston, Santa Anna, and Cos, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Storming of Chapultepec in Mexico, Sept. 13th, 1847, ca. 1848.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 S. Lee Perkins, Things as They Are, 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 C.E.H. Bonwill, Cortina, 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 George Grantham Bain, Mexican Emigrating to U.S., Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, ca. 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Cinco de Mayo, Mogollon, N.M., ca. 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Pearl Idelia Ellis, A Cooking Class of Mexican Girls, 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Dorothea Lange, Some of the Carrot Pickers in the Coachella Valley, 1937.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Russell Lee, Mexican Women Pecan Shellers at Work, Union Plant, San Antonio, Texas, 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Russell Lee, Interior of Mexican Home, San Antonio, Texas, 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper, Frank Tellez, Full-Length Portrait, Standing, Facing Right, Wearing Hat and Zoot Suit, 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Paul Davis and Richard Hess, Viva Chávez, Viva la Causa, Viva la Huelga, 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Aguantar: Enduring and Challenging Fate with Bravery and Style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Archbishop Lamy, Roman Catholic Church, 1866.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Las Vegas Daily Optic, The White Caps Spell Out Their Position, 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Plan de San Diego, 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 LULAC, Community Institutions, 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Governor C.C. Young's Fact-Finding Committee, Labor Activism, 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Frank C. McDonald, Conflict between Farm Workers and Growers in California, 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: North from Mexico.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Samuel Bryan, Mexican Americans and Southwestern Growth, 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 John Box, Immigration Restriction, 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ernesto Galarza, A Defense of Immigration from Mexico, 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Merton E. Hill, Americanization, 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mistreatment of Mexican Immigrants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntonio Gomez, Mexican Consulate, 1920.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Unknown Mexicans, Mexican Consulate, 1920.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Enrique Santibonez, Mistreatment of Mexican Immigrants by the Border Patrol, 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mexican Consulate, Repatriados, 1932.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Carey McWilliams, A Denunciation of the Repatriation Program, 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 President's Commission on Migratory Labor, the Bracero Program and Undocumented Workers, 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 A Migratory Farm Worker Testifies Before Congress, 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 George Stith, Operation Wetback, 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Juanita Garcia, The Plight of Migrant Farm Workers, 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: La Causa.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Delgado v. Bastrop, LULAC and the American GI Forum Challenge School Segregation, 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Citizens' Committee for the Defense of Mexican-American Youth, The Sleepy Lagoon Case, 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Governor's Citizen's Committee Report on Los Angeles Riots, The Zoot Suit Riots, 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Carlos E. Castañeda, Discrimination against Mexican Americans in War Industries, 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Méndez Case: Brown v. Board of Education for Mexican Americans, 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Felix Longoria Case: A Symbol of Discrimination, 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 American GI Forum of Texas and the Texas State Federation of Labor, Recommendations on the Bracero Program, 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hernandez v. Texas, The Supreme Court Overturns the Exclusion of Mexican Americans from Juries, 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Chicanismo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 César Chávez, US Senate Testimony on Farm Workers' Unions, 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Dolores Huerta, Proclamation of the Delano Grape Workers, 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Henry B. Gonzalez, A New Militancy, 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 José Angel Gutiérrez, The \"Sleeping Giant\" Awakes, 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Reies López Tijerina, Recovering Lost Lands, 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Rúben Salazar, The National Chicano Moratorium, 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Vilma S. Martínez, The Struggle Continues, 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, Myths about Immigrants, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez: Educational Inequality, 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Plyer v. Doe: Assimilation, Separation, or a Third Way? 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 MEChA, \"El Plan de Santa Barbara,\" 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I. Mexican Americans in American Popular Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II. A Bibliography of Mexican American History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Mintz\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the History Department and director of the Graduate school of arts \u0026amp; sciences teaching center at columbia University.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This excellent collection of primary sources illustrates virtually every major theme relating to the history of the mushrooming Mexican-origin communities in the United states. the updated bibliography is superb.\" \u003cb\u003eManuel G. Gonzales, \u003ci\u003eDiablo Valley College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mintz breathes new life into the american narrative with a collection that integrates the Mexican american experience through imaginative, expertly contextualized materials and valuable aids for further study.\" \u003cb\u003eRoberto trevino, \u003ci\u003eThe University of Texas at Arlington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mexican American Voices demonstrates that \"mestizaje\" is alive and well within the United states historical narrative. the sincere deployment of the Mexican american voice will engage students and enhance the classroom experience.\" \u003cb\u003eMiguel a. Levario, \u003ci\u003eTexas Tech University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ideal for a student audience. Mintz illustrates the varied sources scholars use to write history. an enlightening introduction places each chronological period in historical context. the book revises the popular understanding that the history of the U.s. is one which moves from east to west. Most important, it makes a statement on what constitutes Mexican american history.\" \u003cb\u003eArnoldo De Leon, \u003ci\u003eAngelo State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engaging and thorough documentary introduction to the long fetch of Mexican american history. From the colonial expansion of the spanish empire to the grassroots militancy of the chicana\/o Movement, Mintz equips students and teachers of the Mexican american experience with the arsenal to explore its complicated and often contradictory relationship to broader narratives of United states and continental history. a welcome and important resource.\" \u003cb\u003eLuis alvarez, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California, San Diego\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMexican americans are the youngest and fastest growing ethnic group in the United states. they are also among the nation's oldest communities, with a rich and complex history that has largely been overlooked. in this volume, steven Mintz seeks to restore Mexican americans to their rightful place in the narrative of american history.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough its carefully edited selections, \u003ci\u003eMexican American Voices: A Documentary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the voices of Mexican americans to chronicle and interpret their experience from the beginnings of spanish colonization of the northern Mexican frontier to the present. over 90 primary documents, a visual history of the Mexican american experience, and accessible introductions and headnotes all come together to provide an indispensable introduction to Mexican american history and culture.   \"This excellent collection of primary sources illustrates virtually every major theme relating to the history of the mushrooming Mexican-origin communities in the United States. The updated bibliography is superb.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eManuel G. Gonzales\u003c\/b\u003e, Diablo Valley College  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mintz breathes new life into the American narrative with a collection that integrates the Mexican American experience through imaginative, expertly contextualized materials and valuable aids for further study.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRoberto Trevino\u003c\/b\u003e, The University of Texas at Arlington\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMexican American Voices\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that \"mestizaje\" is alive and well within the United States historical narrative. The sincere deployment of the Mexican American voice will engage students and enhance the classroom experience.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMiguel A. Levario\u003c\/b\u003e, Texas Tech University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\". . . ideal for a student audience. Mintz illustrates the varied sources scholars use to write history. An enlightening introduction places each chronological period in historical context. The book revises the popular understanding that the history of the U.S. is one which moves from east to west. Most important, it makes a statement on what constitutes Mexican American history.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eArnoldo De Leon\u003c\/b\u003e, Angelo State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\". . . an engaging and thorough documentary introduction to the long fetch of Mexican American history. From the colonial expansion of the Spanish empire to the grassroots militancy of the Chicana\/o Movement, Mintz equips students and teachers of the Mexican American experience with the arsenal to explore its complicated and often contradictory relationship to broader narratives of United States and continental history. . . . a welcome and important resource.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLuis Alvarez\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, San Diego\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989616640229,"sku":"NP9781405182591","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405182591.jpg?v=1761784824","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mexican-american-voices-isbn-9781405182591","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}