The Contested Homeland

Erlinda Gonzales-Berry and David R Maciel, Editors

a"Contested Homeland" will make an excellent and much-needed college textbook for teaching history from a Chicano perspective.a aWhile presenting thought-provoking challenges to traditional history, the book provides a historical overview of Hispanic Mexican Americans in New Mexico, "Nuevomexicanos." . . . As the authors point to the unique cultural identity of the "Nuevomexicanos . . ." Maciel and Gonzales-Berry have taken one more step to rightfully place the history of the "Nuevomexicanos" where it belongs: in the history of the U.S.a While presenting thought-provoking challenges to traditional history, the book provides a historical overview of Hispanic Mexican Americans in New Mexico, "Nuevomexicanos." . . . As the authors point to the unique cultural identity of the "Nuevomexicanos . . ." Maciel and Gonzales-Berry have taken one more step to rightfully place the history of the "Nuevomexicanos" where it belongs: in the history of the U.S. ""The Contested Homeland" tells, in bits and pieces, an intriguing story." "Contested Homeland" will make an excellent and much-needed college textbook for teaching history from a Chicano perspective. "While presenting thought-provoking challenges to traditional history, the book provides a historical overview of Hispanic Mexican Americans in New Mexico, "Nuevomexicanos. . . . As the authors point to the unique cultural identity of the "Nuevomexicanos . . . Maciel and Gonzales-Berry have taken one more step to rightfully place the history of the "Nuevomexicanos where it belongs: in the history of the U.S."