{"product_id":"la-raza-unida-party-armando-navarro-9781566397711","title":"La Raza Unida Party","description":"Over the years, third parties have arisen sporadically to challenge the hegemony of the United States' two major political parties. But not until the emergence of the Raza Unida Party (RUP) in 1970 did an ethnic group organize to fight for political control at the country's ballot boxes. This book, by noted Chicano movement theorist Armando Navarro, is the most comprehensive study of the party ever put together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLa Raza Unida Party\u003c\/i\u003e traces the party from its beginnings in 1970 to its demise in 1981 -- the events, leaders, ideology, structure, strategy and tactics, successes and problems, and electoral campaigns that marked its trajectory. The book covers political organizing in California, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Midwest, as well as RUP's national and international politics and its party profile. In addition, its suggests options for future political arena. Based on 161 interviews, access to numerous documents, letters, minutes, diaries, and position papers, as well as such published sources as contemporary newspaper and magazine accounts and campaign literature, the study is enriched by Professor Navarro's accounts of his own experiences as one of the organizers of the RUP in California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLa Raza Unida Party\u003c\/i\u003e represents the culmination of the story of Chicano militancy that Professor Navarro has related in his earlier books. It goes beyond mere history-telling to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of ethnic-identity political parties and the perils of challenging the two-party dictatorship that characterizes U.S. electoral politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Armando Navarro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566397715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566397711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.21h x 7.28w x 1.02d","brand":"Armando Navarro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965973479679,"sku":"9781566397711","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fff45eea-d22f-4fa3-af0e-409f1c01303e.jpg?v=1767286065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-raza-unida-party-armando-navarro-9781566397711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}