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Mambo Montage
. Ed(S): Lao-Montes, Augustin; Davila, Arlene M.
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Description for Mambo Montage
Paperback. A report on the state of Latino politics and culture in New York-the most populous and diverse Latino city in the United States. Editor(s): Lao-Montes, Augustin; Davila, Arlene M. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
New York is the capital of mambo and a global factory of latinidad. This book covers the topic in all its multifaceted aspects, from Jim Crow baseball in the first half of the twentieth century to hip hop and ethno-racial politics, from Latinas and labor unions to advertising and Latino culture, from Cuban cuisine to the language of signs in New York City. Together the articles map out the main conceptions of Latino identity as well as the historical process of Latinization of New York. Mambo Montage is both a way of imagining latinidad and an angle of vision ... Read more
New York is the capital of mambo and a global factory of latinidad. This book covers the topic in all its multifaceted aspects, from Jim Crow baseball in the first half of the twentieth century to hip hop and ethno-racial politics, from Latinas and labor unions to advertising and Latino culture, from Cuban cuisine to the language of signs in New York City. Together the articles map out the main conceptions of Latino identity as well as the historical process of Latinization of New York. Mambo Montage is both a way of imagining latinidad and an angle of vision ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231112758
SKU
V9780231112758
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Lao-Montes, Augustin; Davila, Arlene M.
Agustin Lao-Montes is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Arlene Davila is an assistant professor of anthropology at New York University. She is the author of Sponsored Identities: Cultural Politics in Puerto Rico.
Reviews for Mambo Montage
Needless to say, this collection will find a respectable place within the booming cultural studies industry. The Bloomsbury Review The anthology is very good, and recommended for academic readers at most levels. Choice