Dictionary of Mexican American History

This is a welcome entry for ethnic studies, a handbook that will save hours of leg work and frustrations to hundreds of researchers.... Topics included are not only people, places, and events, but laws, treaties, and organizations. ... The individual entries are concise, clear, and logical, the longer ones indicate further readings, which is especially helpful. Seven appendices are attached, covering among others a complete chronology, a glossary of Chicano terminology, maps, statistics, and a bibliography. The book is indexed. The editors ... supplied us with a much needed reference guide that should be a priority item on every librarian's acquisition list. - International Social Science Review