{"product_id":"political-spirituality-of-cesar-chavez-crossing-religious-borders","title":"Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePolitical Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLuis D Leon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780520283695\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of California Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e240\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders\u003c\/i\u003e maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, León argues that\u003ci\u003e La Causa\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders | Luis D Leon | Paperback | 9780520283695 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1788874","offer_id":67857756520600,"sku":"1788874","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61-M_ShK2gL.jpg?v=1793496005","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/political-spirituality-of-cesar-chavez-crossing-religious-borders","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}