Latino immigrants in the United States
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Latino immigrants in the United States
（Immigration & society）
Polity, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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).
The book is a valuable contribution to immigration courses in sociology, history, ethnic studies, American Studies, and Latino Studies. It is one of the first, and certainly the most accessible, to fully take into account the plurality of experiences, identities, and national origins constituting the Latino category.
Table of Contents
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
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