{"product_id":"the-political-spirituality-of-cesar-luis-d-leon-9780520283688","title":"The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders\u003c\/i\u003e maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, León argues that\u003ci\u003e La Causa\u003c\/i\u003e can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez's charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. Chavez recognized that spiritual prophecy, or political spirituality, was the key to disrupting centuries-old dehumanizing narratives that conflated religion with race. Chavez's body became emblematic for Chicano identity and enfleshed a living revolution. While there is much debate and truth-seeking around how he is remembered, through investigating the leader's construction of his own public memory, the author probes the meaning of the discrepancies. By refocusing Chavez's life and beliefs into three broad movements--mythology, prophecy, and religion--León brings us a moral and spiritual agent to match the political leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luis D. Leon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520283686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520283688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015","brand":"Luis D. Leon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065000833279,"sku":"9780520283688","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60707c42-2033-4024-bcb8-7bd1153e37b8.jpg?v=1768672476","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-spirituality-of-cesar-luis-d-leon-9780520283688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}