TY - BOOK AU - Acuña,Rodolfo TI - Assault on Mexican American collective memory, 2010-2015: swimming with sharks T2 - Latinos and American politics SN - 9781498548243 AV - E184.M5 U1 - 327.73072 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Mexican Americans KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Children of immigrants KW - Government policy KW - United States KW - Social justice and education KW - Racism KW - Southwestern States KW - History KW - Américains d'origine mexicaine KW - Conditions sociales KW - 21e siècle KW - Américains d'origine latino-américaine KW - Enfants d'immigrants KW - Politique gouvernementale KW - États-Unis KW - Racisme KW - États-Unis (Sud-Ouest) KW - Histoire KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Discrimination & Race Relations KW - bisacsh KW - Minority Studies KW - fast KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Race relations KW - Ethnic relations KW - Political aspects KW - Ethnic identity KW - Foreign relations KW - Mexico KW - Relations extérieures KW - Mexique KW - Relations raciales KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Fighting for Memory; 2 Are We Going to Win? The Changing of the Guard; 3 Coming Apart; 4 Lost Dreams; 5 The Silencing of the Lambs; 6 The Sharks Are Circling; 7 On the Edge of the Cliff; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Author N2 - This book puts recent events in the Southwestern United States into historical context, exploring how and why powerful elites are laying an assault on the history and identity of Mexican Americans and Latinos. It argues that neoliberalism and the privatization of schools and higher education drives this phenomenon UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1529977 ER -