| From Colonia to Community: The History of Puerto Ricans in New York City Contributor(s): Sánchez Korrol, Virginia E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520079000 ISBN-13: 9780520079007 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1994 Annotation: First published in 1983, this book remains the only full-length study documenting the historical development of the Puerto Rican community in the United States. Expanded to bring it up to the present, Virginia Sanchez Korrol's work traces the growth of the early Puerto Rican settlements--"colonias"--into the unique, vibrant, and well-defined community of today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 974.710 |
| LCCN: 94006452 |
| Lexile Measure: 1540 |
| Series: Latinos in American Society & Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.53" W x 8.22" (0.87 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1983, this book remains the only full-length study documenting the historical development of the Puerto Rican community in the United States. Expanded to bring it up to the present, Virginia Sánchez Korrol's work traces the growth of the early Puerto Rican settlements-"colonias"-into the unique, vibrant, and well-defined community of today. |