Mexican American Literature : The Politics of Identity (Paperback)

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Chicano Movement The Development of Mexican American Political Activism Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Alianza Federal de Mercedes Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Union (UFW) The Student Organisations and Protest The Crusade for Justice Achievements of the Chicano Movement The Decline of the Chicano Movement 2. Chicana Feminism Chicana and American Feminism Women and the Movement Chicana Activism Postmovement Politics 3. Critical Approachesto Chicana/o Literature Culturalist Criticism Formalist Criticism Historical Dialectical The Postmodern Feminist Criticism Feminist Theory Chicana Feminist Theory Chicana Cultural Critique 4.The Relationship Between Chicanoand Chicana Literature 5. Mexican American Theatreand the Politicsof Chicana/o Identity 6.Women, Confinementand Familia Ideology 7. The Searchfor Aztlan: The Chicano Nation 8. Mestiza Aztlan: A Nation Without Borders Conclusion Notes Bibliography