Radicals in the Barrio
Magonistas, Socialists, Wobblies, and Communists in the Mexican-American Working Class
By Justin Akers Chacón | Publisher: Haymarket Books
About the book
Radicals in the Barrio uncovers a long and rich history of political radicalism within the Mexican and Chicano working class in the United States. Chacón clearly and sympathetically documents the ways that migratory workers carried with them radical political ideologies, new organizational models, and shared class experience, as they crossed the border into southwestern barrios during the first three decades of the twentieth-century.
Justin Akers Chacón previous work includes No One is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border (with Mike Davis).
Editions of Radicals in the Barrio
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781608467754
- EBook
- ISBN 9781608467761
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Radicals in the Barrio uncovers a long and rich history of political radicalism within the Mexican and Chicano working class in the United States. Chacón clearly and sympathetically documents the ways that migratory workers carried with them radical political ideologies, new organizational models, and shared class experience, as they crossed the border into southwestern barrios during the first three decades of the twentieth-century.
Justin Akers Chacón previous work includes No One is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border (with Mike Davis).
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What is Radicals in the Barrio about?
Radicals in the Barrio uncovers a long and rich history of political radicalism within the Mexican and Chicano working class in the United States. Chacón clearly and sympathetically documents the ways that migratory workers carried with them radical political ideologies, new organizational models, and shared class experience, as they crossed the border into southwestern barrios during the first three decades of the twentieth-century.
Justin Akers Chacón previous work includes No One is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border (with Mike Davis).
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Radicals in the Barrio?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is Radicals in the Barrio and how many pages does it have?
Radicals in the Barrio has 500 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Radicals in the Barrio?
Justin Akers Chacón
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Radicals in the Barrio is available as paperback(ISBN 9781608467754) and ebook(ISBN 9781608467761)
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