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358 pages illustrations 22 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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"The Latinx revolution in US culture, society, and politics "Latinx" (pronounced "La-teen-ex") is the gender-neutral term that covers the largest racial minority in the United States, 17 percent of the country. This is the fastest-growing sector of American society, containing the most immigrants. It is the poorest ethnic group in the country, whose political empowerment is altering the balance of forces in a growing number of states. And yet, Latins barely figure in America's racial conversation--the US census does not even have a category for "Latino." In this groundbreaking discussion, Ed Morales explains how Latin political identities are tied to a long Latin American history of mestizaje, translatable as "mixedness" or "hybridity", and that this border thinking is both a key to understanding bilingual, bicultural Latin cultures and politics and a challenge to America's infamously black/white racial regime. This searching and long-overdue exploration of a crucial development in American life updates Cornel West's bestselling Race Matters with a Latin inflection"-- Provided by publisher |
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2000-talet
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Latinamerikaner (Förenta staterna)
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Sociala förhållanden
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Kulturell identitet
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Etnicitet
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Mångkulturella samhällen
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Politik
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Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity
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Cultural pluralism -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
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United States -- Ethnic relations
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Classmark |
973/.046872
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ISBN/ISSN |
9781784783198 hardback |
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9781784783198 (US ebook) |
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9781784783211 (UK ebook) |
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