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Informationen zum Autor Ronald L. Mize is Assistant Professor of Latino Studies at Cornell University Grace Peña Delgado is Assistant Professor of History at The Pennsylvania State University Klappentext 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, transnationalism, and globalization. Specific areas of focus include the 2006 marches of the immigrant rights movement and the rise in neoliberal nativism (including both state-sponsored restrictions such as Arizona's SB1070 and the hate crimes associated with Minutemen vigilantism). Ronald L. Mize is Assistant Professor of Latino Studies at Cornell University Grace Peäna Delgado is Assistant Professor of History at The Pennsylvania State University. Publisher's note. Zusammenfassung * A sophisticated yet accessible introduction to the experiences of Latino immigrant groups in the US - the largest minority group in the US * Covers topics such as the definition of the Latino category! pathways to citizenship! gender! labour and transnationalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: In The Shadows of America Tropical Chapter One: Introduction: Latino Immigrants Claiming Rights Chapter Two: Latinidades: The Making of Identity and Community Chapter Three: Pathways to Citizenship Chapter Four: Cultural Citizenship, Gender, and Labor Chapter Five: Transnational Identities Chapter Six: Neoliberalism & Globalization Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Fronteras Nuevas/New Frontiers Bibliography...
