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Latino spin : public image and the whitewashing of race /

Winner of the 2010 Distinguished Book Award in Latino Studies from the Latin American Studies Association. Illegal immigrant, tax burden, job stealer. Patriot, family oriented, hard worker, model consumer. Ever since Latinos became the largest minority in the U.S. they have been caught between these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dávila, Arlene M., 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2008.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Here comes the Latino middle class
  • Latinos : "the new Republicans (they just don't know it)"
  • The Hispanic consumer: that's "a lot of dollars, cars, diapers, and food"
  • The Times-Squaring of el barrio : on mega-projects, spin, and "community consent"
  • From barrio to mainstream : on the politics of latino/a art museums
  • The "disciplining" of ethnic studies : or, why it will take Goya foods and J. Lo to endow Latino studies
  • Conclusion: On the dangers of wishful thinking.