The Presumed Alliance - The Unspoken Conflict Between Latinos and Blacks and What It Means

"A hard and unnerving look at how changing demographics will forever alter our country''s dialogue on race." -- San Jose Mercury News As Latino and African Americans increasingly live side by side in large urban centers, as well as in suburban clusters, the idealized concept of a "Rainbow Coalition" would suggest that these two disenfranchised groups are natural political allies. Indeed, as the number of Latinos has increased dramatically over the last ten years, competition over power and resources between these two groups has led to surprisingly antagonistic and uncooperative interactions. Many African Americans now view Latinos, because of their growth in numbers, as a threat to their social, economic, and political gains. Nicolas C. Vaca debunks the myth of "The Great Union" and offers the hope he believes each community could learn from, in order to achieve a mutually agreed upon agenda. More than simply unveiling the problem, The Presumed Alliance offers optimistic solutions to the future relations between Latino and Black America.

Product details

• Authors: Nicolas C Vaca, Nicolas C. Vaca
• Publisher: Rayo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2004
• EAN: 9780060522049
• ISBN: 978-0-06-052204-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Ethnic Studies, Sociology, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Geopolitics, Psychology, social and political philosophy, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Politics and government, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Human rights, civil rights, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Police and security services, HISTORY: WORLD, PHILOSOPHY: Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Race & Ethnic Relations, PHILOSOPHY: Political, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / General, Relating to African American / Black American people, African American Studies / Social Science