50 events that shaped Latino history : an encyclopedia of the American mosaic / Lilia Fernandez, editor

Additional Titles: Fifty events that shaped Latino history
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2018]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 1,026 pages)
Additional Creators: Fernandez, Lilia

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Contents

v. 1, 1. Pre-Colonial period through Spanish Empire, 250 CE-1810 ; 2. Changing flags, 1810-1846 ; 3. Remaking the U.S. map, 1846-1898 ; 4. Immigration, World War I, and community formation, 1900-1929 ; 5. Great Depression and repatriation, 1929-1941 ; 6. World War II and postwar migrations, 1941-1959 -- v. 2, 7. Social movements and growing political power, 1960s-1979 ; 8. The conservative tide and progress amid backlash, 1980-2000 ; 9. Latinos in the new millennium, 2000-present.

Summary

This book provides a chronological overview of Latino/a history in North America beginning with the indigenous populations of the Americas through the present day. Covering the 50 most pivotal developments across more than 500 years, it is divided into time periods, such as Pre-Colonial Era to Spanish Empire, pre-1521-1810, offering a balance of political and cultural events, social developments, legal cases, and broader trends for each.

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9781440837630 (electronic book set)
1440837635 (electronic book set)
9781440849039 (vol. 1 hardcover)
9781440849046 (vol. 2 hardcover)
1440837627
9781440837623

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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