Barrios and Borderlands: Cultures of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

ISBN-13: 9780415903950 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 707 str.

Denis L. Heyck

Opis

This text tells the story of Latino cultures in the US and integrates that story into the larger framework of United States cultural history. Avoiding a chronological approach, it offers a dynamic and integrated way to look at Latino cultures which allows readers to draw comparisons with mainstream culture and with their own personal experiences.

Recenzje

"A veritable everything-but-the-kitchen-sink compendium of modern Latino prose and speech, this volume gives voice to the underappreciated work and art of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Mexican-Americans." -- Publishers Weekly
"Barrios and Borderlands: Cultures of Latinos and Latinas in the United States by Denis Lynn Daly Heyck, is, in a nutshell, just plain fun reading...Heyck has made an important contribution to the understanding from without and self-reflection from within of the Latino community. As a latino myself I felt enriched by Barrios and Borderlands. I can imagine non-Latinos coming away from this book ...feeling kindred in spirit in this adventure called "America" - at least I hope they do." -- Raul Nino, Hungry Mind Review
"...The work is balanced with contributions from many groups and contains a statistical appendix about Latins in the United States...Since Latins are moving everywhere-though sometimes they are not visible, they are there-this book belongs in every library." -- Rene Perez-Lopez, ibrary Journal

Spis treści

Preface 1. Latinos, Past and Present - Introduction 2. The Ties That Bind - La Familia 3. "Buenos Dias, Mi Dios" - La Religion 4. All for One and One for All - La Comunidad 5. We Come Bearing Gifts - Las Artes 6. In the Belly of the Beast - (Im)migration and Exile 7. My Roots Are Not Mine Alone - La Identidad Cultural

O autorze

Denis Lynn Daly Heyck (Edited by)