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Brown in the Windy City
Lilia Fernandez
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Paperback. Examines the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago. The author reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of social and economic change and, in spite of declining industrial employment and massive urban renewal projects, managed to carve out a geographic and racial place in Chicago. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Brown in the Windy City is the first history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago. Lilia Fernandez reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of tremendous social and economic change and, in spite of declining industrial employment and massive urban renewal projects, managed to carve out a geographic and racial place in one of America's great cities. Through their experiences in the city's central neighborhoods over the course of these three decades, Fernandez demonstrates how Mexicans and Puerto Ricans collectively articulated a distinct racial position in Chicago, one ... Read more
Brown in the Windy City is the first history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago. Lilia Fernandez reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of tremendous social and economic change and, in spite of declining industrial employment and massive urban renewal projects, managed to carve out a geographic and racial place in one of America's great cities. Through their experiences in the city's central neighborhoods over the course of these three decades, Fernandez demonstrates how Mexicans and Puerto Ricans collectively articulated a distinct racial position in Chicago, one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Historical Studies of Urban America
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226212845
SKU
V9780226212845
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About Lilia Fernandez
Lilia Fernandez is associate professor in the Department of History at Ohio State University.
Reviews for Brown in the Windy City
"With astute attention to the parallel trajectories and overlapping nature of Mexican Americans' and Puerto Ricans' histories, Fernandez paints a rich portrait of neighborhood life, moving beyond broad strokes and the white-black racial binary. Told with detail, substance, and nuance, Brown in the Windy City is an important story that is likely to become a foundational book." (Carmen Teresa Whalen, ... Read more