| Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City Contributor(s): Laó-Montes, Agustín (Editor), Dávila, Arlene (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231112750 ISBN-13: 9780231112758 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $36.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: 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 ethnoracial 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 the Latinization of New York. MAMBO MONTAGE is both a way of imagining latinidad and an angle of vision on the city. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 974.710 |
| LCCN: 00047548 |
| Lexile Measure: 1580 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.06" W x 8.92" (1.52 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 on the city. |