La Raza Unida Party

Contents

Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION Third-Party Movements: A Theoretical and Historical Framework 1 CHAPTER ONE Catalyst for Empowerment: The Rise of RUP in Texas, 1970 21 CHAPTER TWO RUP's Expansion Statewide: The Beginning of the End, 1971- 1974 41 CHAPTER THREE Victim of the Politics of Self-Destruction: The Decline of RUP in Texas, 1975-1978 59 CHAPTER FOUR A Cadre Party of Ultranationalism: The Rise and Fall of RUP in Colorado, 1970-1976 80 CHAPTER FIVE The Cucamonga Experiment: The Precursor of RUP in California,1968-1973 108 CHAPTER SIX A Partido of Clashing Caciques and Ideologies: The Rise of RUP in California, 1971-1972 134 Copyrighted Material viii CONTENTS CHAPTER SEVEN A Casualty of the Viva Yo Generation: The Decline of RUP in California, 1973-1981 156 CHAPTER EIGHT A Vehicle for Self-Determination: The Rise and Fall of RUP in New Mexico, 1971-1984 173 CHAPTER NINE Instrument of Change and Service: The Rise and Fall of RUP in Arizona,1971-1974 202 CHAPTER TEN Pressure Group, Service Provider, or Partido? The Rise and Fall of RUP in the Midwest and Utah, 1972-1976 219 CHAPTER ELEVEN Rationale for Expansion: RUP's National and International Politics 231 CHAPTER TWELVE Profile of a Chicano Partido: The Unfinished Partido Experiment 261 EPILOGUE Prospectus for a New Partido and Movement 283 Notes 301 Index 347 Photographs follow page 172 Copyrighted Material ...