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English
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Ethnicity in Zion : A History of Hispanics in Northern Utah, 1912-1997
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Salt Lake City, UT
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University of Utah
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Ph.D. diss.
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"During the 1980s Chicano historians broke new ground in their work and shifted their focus from the "internal colonization" model of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Scholars began to acknowledge the existence of social, economic, and political cleavages among Chicanos living in the United States. Although new geographic areas were explored during this period of historical writing (locations such as Houston, Detroit, and the Midwest), the Spanish-speaking people of the state of Utah have been completely neglected by Chicano historians. This study seeks to fill this lacuna. This dissertation traces the history of Spanish-surnamed people in northern Utah during the period 1912-1997. It provides a survey of the process of community formation and sketches the economic and social changes that have occurred within the community over the past several decades. Specifically, the project will address issues of social, cultural, religious, ethnic, and economic diversity among Hispanics. It will also examine the different assimilation experiences of Catholic and Mormon Hispanics, as well as the relationships of these Spanish-speaking groups to each other and to the wider society." [Author's abstract]