Chicanos in a Changing Society
From Mexican Pueblos to American Barrios in Santa Barbara and Southern California, 1848-1930, Second Edition
Albert Camarillo
Harvard University Press, 1996
Originally published in 1979, Chicanos in a Changing Society was among the first studies to focus on the history of Mexican Americans, specifically the development of Mexican-American society from the Mexican War to the Great Depression. Camarillo's book underscored the diversity of the Chicano experience and its relationship to the wider society.
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