César Chávez.

By: Ilan, StavansContributor(s): Stavans, IlanMaterial type: TextTextSeries: The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization SerPublisher: Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2010Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (171 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780313364891Subject(s): Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature | Chavez, Cesar, -- 1927-1993 -- Juvenile literature | Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | United Farm Workers -- History -- Juvenile literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: César ChávezDDC classification: 331.88/13092 B LOC classification: HD6509.C48C473 2010Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Cesar Chavez -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- I CONSIDERATIONS -- Reading César -- Negotiating César -- Teacher of Truth -- The Final Struggle -- The First and Last of the Chicano Leaders -- Mapping the New Global Spiritual Line -- II VOICES -- A Catalyst for Change -- A Personal and Historical Testimony -- La Causa's Self-Destruction -- from Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution -- Cesar's Ghost -- from Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors.
Summary: Labor leader, social justice advocate, Chicano leader, and humanitarian are only some of the multifaceted renderings of César Chávez. Ilan Stavans has compiled essays and first-person narratives that capture the multiple dimensions of this storied figure. To that end, Stavans's collection of timely articles separates fact from fiction, or as he puts it the "objective is the opposite of hagiography." Broken into two sections, César Chávez explores a variety of topics central to understanding the actual person instead of a shadowy apparition. The first part, "Considerations" offers critical assessments of Chávez's life that utilize different approaches to understanding his life, including cultural studies critiques, historical narrative that provide invaluable context, and even eulogies following his untimely death. The second section, "Voices" includes personal reflections on Chávez's life that explore his religiosity, his role as an "everyman," and the decline of the United Farm Workers union. The title is certain to assist readers in better comprehending this groundbreaking labor leader.
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Intro -- Cesar Chavez -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- I CONSIDERATIONS -- Reading César -- Negotiating César -- Teacher of Truth -- The Final Struggle -- The First and Last of the Chicano Leaders -- Mapping the New Global Spiritual Line -- II VOICES -- A Catalyst for Change -- A Personal and Historical Testimony -- La Causa's Self-Destruction -- from Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution -- Cesar's Ghost -- from Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors.

Labor leader, social justice advocate, Chicano leader, and humanitarian are only some of the multifaceted renderings of César Chávez. Ilan Stavans has compiled essays and first-person narratives that capture the multiple dimensions of this storied figure. To that end, Stavans's collection of timely articles separates fact from fiction, or as he puts it the "objective is the opposite of hagiography." Broken into two sections, César Chávez explores a variety of topics central to understanding the actual person instead of a shadowy apparition. The first part, "Considerations" offers critical assessments of Chávez's life that utilize different approaches to understanding his life, including cultural studies critiques, historical narrative that provide invaluable context, and even eulogies following his untimely death. The second section, "Voices" includes personal reflections on Chávez's life that explore his religiosity, his role as an "everyman," and the decline of the United Farm Workers union. The title is certain to assist readers in better comprehending this groundbreaking labor leader.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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