The Poorest of Americans: The Mexican Americans of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of TexasA well-documented account of the sources, extent, and consequences of poverty among a group of Americans largely neglected by social scientists, public policy, and the media. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Contents
From Spanish Colonization to | 19 |
Economic Development Racism and the Growth | 35 |
The Valley | 55 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Poorest of Americans: The Mexican Americans of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas |
| Author | Robert Lee Maril |
| Publisher | University of Notre Dame Press, 1989 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | Aug 7, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0268015805, 9780268015800 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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