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Author Mora, G. Cristina, 1980- author.

Title Making Hispanics : how activists, bureaucrats, and media constructed a new American / G. Cristina Mora.

Publication Info. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  323.1168 M827M    Check Shelf
Description xxi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages171-221) and index.
Contents Introduction : making Hispanics : classification and the politics of ambiguity -- Civil rights, brown power, and the "Spanish-speaking" vote : the development of the cabinet committee on opportunities for Spanish speaking people -- The rise of a Hispanic lobby : the national council of La Raza -- "The toughest question" : the US Census Bureau and the making of Hispanic data -- Broadcasting panethnicity : Univision and the rise of Hispanic television -- Conclusion : the Hispanic category and the development of a new identity politics in America.
Language Text in English.
Subject Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government.
Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Political aspects.
ISBN 9780226033662 (cloth : alkaline paper)
022603366X (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780226033839 (paperback : alkaline paper)
022603383X (paperback : alkaline paper)
9780226033976 (e-book)
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