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Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook
Claudio Remeseira (Ed.)
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Description for Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook
Hardback. Editor(s): Remeseira, Claudio Ivan. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Over the past few decades, a wave of immigration has turned New York into a microcosm of the Americas and enhanced its role as the crossroads of the English- and Spanish-speaking worlds. Yet far from being an alien group within a "mainstream" and supposedly pure "Anglo" America, people referred to as Hispanics or Latinos have been part and parcel of New York since the beginning of the city's history. They represent what Walt Whitman once celebrated as "the Spanish element of our nationality." Hispanic New York is the first anthology to offer a comprehensive view of this multifaceted heritage. ... Read more
Over the past few decades, a wave of immigration has turned New York into a microcosm of the Americas and enhanced its role as the crossroads of the English- and Spanish-speaking worlds. Yet far from being an alien group within a "mainstream" and supposedly pure "Anglo" America, people referred to as Hispanics or Latinos have been part and parcel of New York since the beginning of the city's history. They represent what Walt Whitman once celebrated as "the Spanish element of our nationality." Hispanic New York is the first anthology to offer a comprehensive view of this multifaceted heritage. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231148184
SKU
V9780231148184
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About Claudio Remeseira (Ed.)
Claudio Ivan Remeseira is an award-winning journalist, writer, and cultural critic. He is founder and director of the Hispanic New York Project, hosted by Columbia University's American Studies Program, where he teaches a seminar on New York's Latino, Latin American, and Iberian cultural heritage. Andrew Delbanco is professor and director of American studies at Columbia University.
Reviews for Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook
A rich anthology of the history, ethnicity, language and culture of a city with the largest and most diverse Hispanic population in the country.
Sam Roberts New York Times A significant milestone in Nueva York studies as an interdisciplinary, multinational field with hemispheric and transatlantic scope.
Catharine E. Wall World Literature Today ...should be required reading for anyone ... Read more
Sam Roberts New York Times A significant milestone in Nueva York studies as an interdisciplinary, multinational field with hemispheric and transatlantic scope.
Catharine E. Wall World Literature Today ...should be required reading for anyone ... Read more