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Latino metropolis /

Los Angeles: scratch the surface of the city's image as a rich mosaic of multinational cultures and a grittier truth emerges-its huge, shimmering economy was built on the backs of largely Latino immigrants and still depends on them. This book exposes the underside of the development and restruc...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Valle, Victor M.
Autres auteurs: Torres, Rodolfo D., 1949-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2000.
Collection:Globalization and community ; v. 7.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Economic Geography of Latino Los Angeles; 2. "Policing" Race: The Media's Representation of the Los Angeles Riots; 3. Mexican Cuisine: Food as Culture; 4. Contesting "Showtime": Latino Leaders in Downtown Development; 5. Significant Space: Public Areas in the Greater Eastside; 6. Class and Culture Wars in the New Latino Politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index.