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Barrio dreams : Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the neoliberal city /

Arlene Davila brilliantly considers the cultural politics of urban space in this lively exploration of Puerto Rican and Latino experience in New York, the global center of culture and consumption, where Latinos are now the biggest minority group. Analyzing the simultaneous gentrification and Latiniz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dávila, Arlene M., 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Arlene Davila brilliantly considers the cultural politics of urban space in this lively exploration of Puerto Rican and Latino experience in New York, the global center of culture and consumption, where Latinos are now the biggest minority group. Analyzing the simultaneous gentrification and Latinization of what is known as El Barrio or Spanish Harlem, Barrio Dreams makes a compelling case that--despite neoliberalism's race-and ethnicity-free tenets--dreams of economic empowerment are never devoid of distinct racial and ethnic considerations.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 260 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-249) and index.
ISBN:9780520937727
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9780520240926
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9780520240933
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