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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez

Stavans, Ilan

Hardcover

Series: Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization

Political BiographiesLatino StudiesSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0313364885
ISBN13: 9780313364884
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Feb 1 2010
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

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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