Latino Immigrants in the United States

Name: Latino Immigrants in the United States
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ISBN: 9780745647432

ISBN-10: 074564743X

ISBN-13: 9780745647432

Edition: 2011

Authors: Ronald L. Mize, Grace Peï¿½a Delgado

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This timely and important book introduces readers to the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States - Latinos - and their diverse conditions of departure and reception. A central theme of the book is the tension between the fact that Latino categories are most often assigned from above, and how those defined as Latino seek to make sense of and enliven a shared notion of identity from below. Providing a sophisticated introduction to emerging theoretical trends and social formations specific to Latino immigrants, chapters are structured around the topics of Latinidad or the idea of a pan-ethnic Latino identity, pathways to citizenship, cultural citizenship, labor, gender,…

Book details

List price: $28.75
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 2/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.82" wide x 8.26" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Preface: In the Shadows of America Tropical



Introduction: Latino Immigrants Claiming Rights



Latinidades: The Making of Identity and Community



Pathways to Citizenship



Cultural Citizenship, Gender, and Labor



Transnational Identities



Neoliberalism and Globalization



Conclusion: Fronteras Nuevas/New Frontiers


Notes


References


Index