| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 494 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Gale virtual reference library
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Gale virtual reference library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Demography and the shifting boundaries of "community": reflections on "U.S. Latinos" and the evolution of Latino studies / David G. Gutiérrez -- Globalization, labor migration, and the demographic revolution: ethnic Mexicans in the late twentieth century / David G. Gutiérrez -- Social polarization and colonized labor: Puerto Ricans in the United States, 1945-2000 / Kelvin A. Santiago-Valles and Gladys M. Jiménez-Muñoz -- Exiles, immigrants, and transnationals: the Cuban communities of the United States / María Cristina García -- Central American immigrants: diverse populations, changing communities / Norma Stoltz Chinchilla and Nora Hamilton -- Transnational ties and incorporation: the case of Dominicans in the United States / Peggy Levitt -- the other "other Hispanics": South American-origin of Latinos in the United States / Marilyn Espitia -- Gender and the Latino experience in the late-twentieth-century America / Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo -- From Barrios to barricades: religion and religiosity in Latino life / Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo -- U.S. Latino expressive cultures / Frances R. Aparicio -- The continuing Latino quest for full membership and equal citizenship: legal progress, social setbacks, and political promise / Kevin R. Johnson -- The pressures of perpetual promise: Latinos in politics, 1960-2003 / Louis Desipio. |
| Summary |
Offers a comprehensive historical overview of the "Latinization" of the United States that has occurred over the past four decades. Brings together the views of some of the foremost scholarly interpreters of the recent history of Latinos in the United States. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hispanic Americans -- History -- 20th century.
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Hispanic Americans. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Hispanic Americans -- History -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.
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Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions. |
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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United States. |
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Ethnic relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Gutiérrez, David (David Gregory)
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| Added Title |
History of Latinos in the United States since 1960 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Columbia history of Latinos in the United States since 1960. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004 (DLC) 2004041310 |
| ISBN |
0231508417 (electronic book) |
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9780231508414 (electronic book) |
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0231118082 (alkaline paper) |
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9780231118088 (alkaline paper) |
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9780231118088 |
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