| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 191 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
C.A. Brannen series ; no. 11 |
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C.A. Brannen series ; no. 11.
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| Contents |
Prelude -- The call to arms -- Surveillance -- The home front -- Training camp -- Over there -- Aftermath |
| Summary |
"As author Jos? A. Ramirez demonstrates in To the line of fire!, the events of World War I and its aftermath would decisively transform the Tejano community, as war-hardened veterans returned with new, broadened perspectives. They led their people in opposing prejudice and discrimination, founded several civil rights groups, and eventually merged them into the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the largest and oldest surviving Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States. Ramirez also shows the diversity of reaction to the war on the part of the Tejano community: while some called enthusiastically for full participation in the war effort, others acted coolly, or only out of fear of reprisal. Similarly, the U.S. government, on the one hand, feared Tejanos might engage in anti-U.S. activity; on the other hand, the U.S. military displayed a cultural sensitivity toward Tejano soldiers that was remarkable for its time"--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Mexican American
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Mexican American soldiers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
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Hispanic American veterans -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
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Mexican Americans -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War I.
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Hispanic American veterans
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Mexican American soldiers
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Mexican Americans
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights
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Military participation -- Mexican American
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Bürgerrecht
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Soldat
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Weltkrieg 1914-1918
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Veteran
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Texas
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Texas
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Mexikaner.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781603443753 |
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1603443754 |
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1299054021 |
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9781299054028 |
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