Book description
Newly revised and updated, Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story
of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec
civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous
people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier
northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern
United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply
influenced by Catholicism, and tempered by an often difficult
existence, Mexicans continue to play an important role in U. S.
society, even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate
them. Thorough and balanced, Mexicanos makes a valuable contribution
to the understanding of the Mexican population of the United States-a
growing minority who are a vital presence in 21st-century America.
"Gonzales' book should be of much interest." -Tucson Weekly
Manuel G. Gonzales is Professor of History at Diablo Valley
College. His books include Andrea Costa and the Rise of Socialism in
the Romagna and The Hispanic Elite of the Southwest. He is editor
(with Cynthia Gonzales) of En Aquel Entonces (IUP, 2000).
