Beyond Aztlan: Ethnic Autonomy in Comparative Perspective

Beyond Aztlan
	CONTENTS
	ILLUSTRATIONS
	PREFACE
	I— THE HISTORY OF CHICANO ETHNIC GOALS
		1— Introduction: Goals, Dilemmas, and Autonomy
		2— The Emergence of Chicano Ethnic Goals
			The Nineteenth Century: Politics in a Period of Decline
			The Mutualista Period
				Plan of San Diego
			Conclusion
		3— The Shift to Equality
			The Order of Sons of America and the League of United Latin American Citiezens
			The Mexican American Movement
			The Postwar Groups: Emergence of a Service Orientation
				The Nature of a Service Orientation
			Explicitly Political Groups: MAPA and PASSO
			Conclusion
		4— The Chicano Movement and the Revival of Community
			Antecedents: Political Trends
			Antecedents: Chicano Organizations
			El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan
			La Raza Unida Party
			El Plan de Santa Barbara and the Consolidation of Mecha
			Conclusion
		5— Postmovement Trends: Fragmentation, Radicalization, Retraditionalization
			Introduction
			The Rise and Decline of Radical Sectarianism: CASA and ATM
			CASA
				The August Twenty-Ninth Movement
				The Impact of Radicalism
				Limitations of the Sectarian Style
			Retraditionalization: The National Council of La Raza and Alinsky-Style Organizations
				The National Council of La Raza
			Alinsky-Style Organizations
				Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS)
				United Neighborhoods Association (UNO)
				An Assessment
			Conclusion
			Notes
	II— A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
		6— Unintended Consequences and Internal Contradictions
			Introduction
			Economic Mobility
			Residential Patterns
			Language Patterns
				Language, Generation, and Age
				Language and Socioeconomic Status
				Language Maintenance: Conclusion
			Intermarriage
			Conclusion
			Notes
		7— Learning from Experience, Part 1: Canada and China
			Canada/Quebec
				Population Distribution
				A Brief Chronology
				Quebecois Aspirations
				From French Canadians to Quebecois
				The Centrality of the Language Issue
				Conclusion
			China
				Background
				The Policy of Regional Autonomy
				The Implementation of the National Minority Policies
				Roots and Determinants of the Minorities Policy
			Conclusion
		8— Learning from Experience, Part II: Switzerland and Nicaragua
			Switzerland
				Background
				An Abbreviated Swiss Chronology
				Ethnic Accommodation
				The Jura
				The Gastarbeiter
				Conclusion
			Nicaragua
				A Historical Outline
				Historic Factors Shaping Ethnic Relations
				The Sandinista Experience
				Toward Regional Autonomy
				Conclusion
		9— In Search of Aztlan
			Regional Autonomy As an Alternative
			The Question of Applicability
			The Short, the Medium, and the Long Run
				The Short Run
				The Medium Run
				The Long Run
			Conclusion
	BIBLIOGRAPHY
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