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National Performances
Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas
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Description for National Performances
Paperback. This study explores how Puerto Ricans in Chicago construct and perform nationalism. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, Ramos-Zyas shows how the performance of Puerto rican nationalism in Chicago serves as a critique of social inequality and imperialism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 maps, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
In this book Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas explores how Puerto Ricans in Chicago construct and perform nationalism. Contrary to characterizations of nationalism as a primarily unifying force, Ramos-Zayas finds that it actually provides the vocabulary to highlight distinctions along class, gender, racial and generational lines among Puerto Ricans, as well as between Puerto Ricans and other Latino, black and white populations. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, Ramos-Zayas shows how the performance of Puerto Rican nationalism in Chicago serves as a critique of social inequality, colonialism and imperialism, allowing barrio residents and others to challenge the notion that upward social mobility is ... Read more
In this book Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas explores how Puerto Ricans in Chicago construct and perform nationalism. Contrary to characterizations of nationalism as a primarily unifying force, Ramos-Zayas finds that it actually provides the vocabulary to highlight distinctions along class, gender, racial and generational lines among Puerto Ricans, as well as between Puerto Ricans and other Latino, black and white populations. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, Ramos-Zayas shows how the performance of Puerto Rican nationalism in Chicago serves as a critique of social inequality, colonialism and imperialism, allowing barrio residents and others to challenge the notion that upward social mobility is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226703596
SKU
V9780226703596
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