The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez write by Luis D. Leon. This book was released on 2014-11-14. The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, León argues that La Causa 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.
The Gospel of César Chávez
The Gospel of César Chávez - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gospel of César Chávez write by Mario T. Garcia. This book was released on 2007-08-10. The Gospel of César Chávez available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Once asked to explain how he had sustained himself over so many years of struggle, César Chávez responded: "I don't think I could base my will to struggle on cold economics or some political doctrine. For me, the base must be faith." In evaluating the life and struggles of César Chávez, one of the most recognized Latino leaders in the United States and the first labor leader to successfully organize and unionize U.S. farm workers, many historians, journalists, and other writers have largely missed one significant factor of his life—his faith and deep spirituality. The Gospel of César Chávez uses the prolific leader's own words to express his profound faith and the way it shaped his life and leadership.
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cesar Chavez write by Jacques E. Levy. This book was released on 2013-11-30. Cesar Chavez available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mexican-American civil rights and labor activist Cesar Chavez (1927–1993) comes to life in this vivid portrait of the charismatic and influential fighter who boycotted supermarkets and took on corporations, the government, and the powerful Teamsters Union. Jacques E. Levy gained unprecedented access to Chavez and the United Farm Workers in writing this account of one of the most successful labor movements in history-which also serves as a guidebook for social and political change.
César Chávez
César Chávez - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook César Chávez write by Ilan Stavans. This book was released on 2010-02-09. César Chávez available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Labor leader, social justice advocate, Chicano leader, and humanitarian are only some of the multifaceted renderings of César Chávez. Ilan Stavans has compiled essays and first-person narratives that capture the multiple dimensions of this storied figure. To that end, Stavans's collection of timely articles separates fact from fiction, or as he puts it the "objective is the opposite of hagiography." Broken into two sections, César Chávez explores a variety of topics central to understanding the actual person instead of a shadowy apparition. The first part, "Considerations" offers critical assessments of Chávez's life that utilize different approaches to understanding his life, including cultural studies critiques, historical narrative that provide invaluable context, and even eulogies following his untimely death. The second section, "Voices" includes personal reflections on Chávez's life that explore his religiosity, his role as an "everyman," and the decline of the United Farm Workers union. The title is certain to assist readers in better comprehending this groundbreaking labor leader.
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cesar Chavez write by Hal Marcovitz. This book was released on 2013. Cesar Chavez available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.
