The militant challenge : the Chicano generation -- 3. The rise of the Chicano student movement and Chicano nationalism -- 4. The rise and fall of the La Raza Unida party -- 5. From Chicano to Hispanic : the politics of a new generation -- Epilogue : from Chicanismo to multiracial democracy -- Appendix : El plan de Santa Barbara -- Scenes from the Chicano movement. Propulsive, humorous, and full of life, this candid novel will be loved not only by Beat fiction fans but by contemporary fiction lovers as well.
America has always been a composite of racially blended peoples, never a purely white Anglo-Protestant nation. Prison Industrial Complex For Beginners is a graphic narrative project that attempts to distill the fundamental components of what scholars, activists, and artists have identified as the Mass Incarceration movement in the United States. Since the early s, activist critics of the US prison system have marked its emergence as a "complex" in a manner comparable to how President Eisenhower described the Military Industrial Complex.
Like its institutional "cousin," the Prison Industrial Complex features a critical combination of political ideology, far-reaching federal policy, and the neo-liberal directive to privatize institutions traditionally within the purview of the government. The result is that corporations have capital incentives to capture and contain human bodies. The Prison Industrial Complex relies on the "law and order" ideology fomented by President Nixon and developed at least partially in response to the unrest generated through the Civil Rights Movement.
It is and has been enhanced and emboldened via the US "war on drugs," a slate of policies that by any account have failed to do anything except normalize the warehousing of nonviolent substance abusers in jails and prisons that serve more as criminal training centers then as redemptive spaces for citizens who might re-enter society successfully.
Prison Industrial Complex For Beginners is a primer for how these issues emerged and how our awareness of the systems at work in mass incarceration might be the very first step in reforming an institution responsible for some of our most egregious contemporary civil rights violations. New chapters take on important topics like sexual abuse, domestic violence, interracial relationships, and LGBTQ issues. White women are one of the most influential demographics in America—we are the largest voting bloc, with purchasing power that exceeds anybody else's, and when we unify to demand change, we are a force to be reckoned with.
Yet, so many of us sit idly on the sidelines, opting out of raising our hands to do, learn, and engage in ways that could make a difference. White American women are no monolith. Yet, as Women's March national organizer Jenna Arnold has learned over the past few years criss-crossing the US in conversations with white women about their identity and role in the country, we do possess common characteristics—ones that get in the way of us becoming more engaged as citizens.
We're so focused on checking off our to-do lists, or so afraid of getting it wrong, or so busy trying to avoid conflict, that we are actively avoiding the urgent conversations we need to have. We are confused about how we got here and unsure how to do better. Raising Our Hands is the reckoning cry for white women.
It asks us to step up and join the new frontlines of the fight against complacency—in our homes, in our behaviors, and in our own minds. In these pages, Jenna peels back the history that's been kept out of textbooks and the cultural norms that are holding us back, so we can finally start really listening to marginalized voices and doing our part to promote progress. The American white woman is a powerful force—an essential participant—to mobilize alongside the rest of humanity on behalf of the world, and we can no longer make excuses for why we don't have time or don't know enough.
Athearn Award Winner of the Lawrence W. Operating in remote rural areas, officers and vigilantes knew they could hang, shoot, burn, and beat victims to death without scrutiny. Outlines the history of the Chicano student movement from the s on forward. Sam rated it liked it Nov 07, Belliebeans rated it really liked it Mar 04, Erika Bronikowski rated it liked it Nov 10, Devon rated it liked it Jul 20, Lee rated it liked it Sep 08, G rated it it was ok Jul 22, Shira rated it liked it Aug 12, Kelly Franklin rated it it was ok Aug 01, Cheryl Printup rated it it was amazing Aug 04, Sarah rated it liked it Oct 30, Mario rated it liked it Sep 15, Leon Ryan rated it really liked it Mar 10, Angela rated it liked it Nov 14, Ana Rosales rated it really liked it Mar 14, Miriam A rated it really liked it Oct 10, Hazelnut rated it really liked it May 22, Lovato Diaz rated it really liked it Mar 23, It fills an important gap in the history of political and social protest in the United States.
Youth, Identity, Power is certain to be a benchmark for all future work on the subject. An important He was the founding chair of the first Chicano Studies Department in the nation and a founder of the National Association of Chicano and Chicana Studies. Five Stars By M. Lopez great book was received on time. Frank Bardacke 31 March Rodolfo F. Latinos and the Fracturing Democratic Coalition.
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