Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Expressive and Purposive Incentives, 1929–1945
• 3. Collective Goals and Individual Mobility, 1945–1960
• 4. Mobilization and Transition, 1960–1985
• 5. The Politics of Survival
• 6. Conclusion
• Appendix. LULAC Membership Estimates, 1951–1983
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Photographs

Promotional Information

"... no other Mexican American organization rivals LULAC in its longevity and national visibility... this book offers the first comprehensive scholarly study of this organization, drawing importantly from archival material and organization documents." -- Christine Marie Sierra, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of New Mexico

About the Author

Benjamin Márquez is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.