Mexicano Resistance in the Southwest by Robert J. Rosenbaum New foreword by John Chávez New afterword by the author

A Choice Outstanding Academic Book

"Simply stated, this is one of the most significant historical studies on the Mexican American to be published in recent years."—Choice

Rosenbaum provides a vivid account of the protest and violent resistance of mexicano residents of the U.S. against Anglo-American encroachment and domination in Texas, New Mexico, and California from 1848 to 1916.

Rosenbaum uses oral history and folk songs, a wide range of local documents, archival materials, and Spanish language newspapers, together with insights drawn from cultural anthropology, political science, and peasant studies to shed light on the motivations of groups of people who left few written records.

Focusing on a too-often-ignored aspect of westward expansion, Rosenbaum's study counters the stereotype of Mexican-American fatalism and passivity. This seminal book will appeal to those interested in transitions to modernity, primordial violence, developing class consciousness, cultural conflict and accommodation.

"A valuable addition to the historical literature on the Chicano experience."—Richard Griswold del Castillo

First published by the University of Texas Press in 1981.

ROBERT J. ROSENBAUM currently divides his time between Austin, where he serves as special assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, and his cabin in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, where he is writing a novel. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin.

Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies

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Mexicano Resistance in the Southwest
ISBN 0-87074-429-1 paper $14.95s

6x9. 264 pp. 3 b&w photos.
5 line drawings. 7 maps. Bib. Index.
Mexican American Studies. Multicultural History. Texas History. Western History.

Publication Date: May 1998.

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