Latino Perspectives – serie
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16 produkter
Immigration and the Border
Politics and Policy in the New Latino Century
Av David L. Leal, José E. Limón
Häftad, 2013
771 kr
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The advent of the twenty-first century marks a significant moment in the history of Latinos in the United States. The "fourth wave" of immigration to America is primarily Latino, and the last decades of the twentieth century saw a significant increase in the number of Latino migrants, a …
Latinos in the United States
The Sacred and the Political, Second Edition
Häftad, 2007
537 kr
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When Latinos in the United States was first published in 1986, it was hailed as a "triumph" by the National Catholic Reporter, "inspiring" by the journal American Studies, and was named an Outstanding Academic Book of the Year by Choice. The book was widely adopted in Latino and ethnic studies …
Xaripu Community Across Borders
Labor Migration, Community, and Family
Häftad, 2009
615 kr
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Presents a cross-national, comparative study to examine a Mexican-origin community's experience with international migration and transnationalism. This book elaborates how various forms of colonialism, institutional biases, and emergent forms of domination have shaped Xaripu labor migration across …
Beyond the Barrio
Latinos in the 2004 Elections
Av Rodolfo de la Garza, Louis DeSipio m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
654 kr
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Analyzes the mobilization of Latino voters at the state and national levels during the 2004 campaign and the efforts of Latino communities to influence electoral outcomes. The volume avoids generalizations about the 'Latino vote' and illustrates its complexity, as well as the opportunities and …
Forging People
Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality in Hispanic American and Latino/a Thought
Av Jorge Gracia
Häftad, 2011
537 kr
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Explores the way in which Hispanic American thinkers in Latin America and Latino/a philosophers in the United States have posed and thought about questions of race, ethnicity, and nationality, and how they have interpreted the most significant racial and ethnic labels used in Hispanic America in …
Transformations of La Familia on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Av Raquel R. Marquez, Harriett Romo
Häftad, 2008
510 kr
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Offers recommendations for collaborative US-Mexico border policies that support families. This volume focuses on women and changes within families on the border. It provides demographic analyses of population changes in immigrant areas, and the work patterns of border families and women …
Cuban Catholics in the United States, 1960-1980
Exile and Integration
Inbunden, 2007
1901 kr
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In the 1960s and 1970s, catholicism offered Cuban exiles in US continuity: a community of faith, a place to gather, a sense of legitimacy as a people. Religion exerted a major influence on the beliefs and actions of Cuban exiles. This work provides insights for this community, and for other …
Cuban Catholics in the United States, 1960-1980
Exile and Integration
Häftad, 2007
615 kr
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In the 1960s and 1970s, religion exerted a major influence on the beliefs and actions of Cuban exiles as they integrated into US culture and tried at the same time to make sense of events in their homeland. This work provides insights for this community, and for other faith-based exile communities.
Open Your Heart
Religion and Cultural Poetics of Greater Mexico
Häftad, 2015
524 kr
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In this ethnography of Catholic religious practice in Fresno, California, David P. Sandell unveils ritualized storytelling that Mexican and Mexican American people of faith use to cope with racism and poverty associated with colonial, capitalist, and modern social conditions. Sandell's work shows …
Latinos in the United States
The Sacred and the Political, Second Edition
Inbunden, 2007
1958 kr
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Now in the second edition, David Abalos updates his pioneering application of the transformation theory to key aspects of Latino politics, history, and culture. He draws on examples from everyday human encounters to address specific concerns of both Latino individuals and groups.
Latinos in New York
Communities in Transition, Second Edition
Av Sherrie Baver, Angelo Falcón m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1901 kr
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Brings together leading social analysts and community advocates on the Latino experience to address issues that have been largely neglected in the literature on New York City. These include the role of race, culture and identity, health, the criminal justice system, the media, and higher education, …
Latinos in New York
Communities in Transition, Second Edition
Av Sherrie Baver, Angelo Falcón m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
520 kr
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Brings together leading social analysts and community advocates on the Latino experience to address issues that have been largely neglected in the literature on New York City. These include the role of race, culture and identity, health, the criminal justice system, the media, and higher education, …
Drug Lords, Cowboys, and Desperadoes
Violent Myths of the U.S.-Mexico Frontier
Inbunden, 2021
1094 kr
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Drug Lords, Cowboys, and Desperadoes examines how historical archetypes in violent narratives on the Mexican American frontier have resulted in political discourse that feeds back into real violence.The drug battles, outlaw culture, and violence that permeate the U.S.-Mexican frontier serve as …
Xaripu Community Across Borders
Labor Migration, Community, and Family
Inbunden, 2022
1901 kr
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During the past three decades there have been many studies of transnational migration. Most of the scholarship has focused on one side of the border, one area of labor incorporation, one generation of migrants, and one gender. In this path-breaking book, Manuel Barajas presents the first …
Immigration and the Border
Politics and Policy in the New Latino Century
Av David L. Leal, José E. Limón
Inbunden, 2022
2265 kr
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The advent of the twenty-first century marks a significant moment in the history of Latinos in the United States. The "fourth wave" of immigration to America is primarily Latino, and the last decades of the twentieth century saw a significant increase in the number of Latino migrants, a …
Transformations of La Familia on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Av Raquel R. Marquez, Harriett Romo
Inbunden, 2022
1901 kr
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No international relationship of the United States is as encumbered by history, geography, culture, language, and economics as the one with Mexico. Given the scale and importance of the flow of commerce and culture across the border, however, surprisingly few studies have examined the micro-level …
