Barrio Dreams Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City

Name: Barrio Dreams Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City
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ISBN: 9780520240933

ISBN-10: 0520240936

ISBN-13: 9780520240933

Edition: 2005

Authors: Arlene Dï¿½vila, Arlene Dï¿½vila

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Arlene Daacute;vila brilliantly considers the cultural politics of urban space in this lively exploration of Puerto Rican and Latino experience in New York, the global center of culture and consumption, where Latinos are now the biggest minority group. Analyzing the simultaneous gentrification and Latinization of what is known as El Barrio or Spanish Harlem,Barrio Dreamsmakes a compelling case that--despite neoliberalism's race-and ethnicity-free tenets--dreams of economic empowerment are never devoid of distinct racial and ethnic considerations. Daacute;vila scrutinizes dramatic shifts in housing, the growth of charter schools, and the enactment of Empowerment Zone legislation that…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 7/2/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 271
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.814



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Barrio Business, Barrio Dreams



Dreams of Place and Housing Struggles



"El Barrio es de Todos": Predicaments of Culture and Place



Empowered Culture? The Empowerment Zone and the Selling of El Barrio



The Edison Project: On Corporate Headquarters, Museums, and the Education of El Barrio



The Mexican Barrio: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and the Terrain of Latinidad



The Marketable Neighborhood: Outdoor Ads Meet Street Art


Some Final Words


Notes


References


Index