Guadalupe in New York: Devotion and the Struggle for Citizenship Rights Among Mexican Immigrants Contributor(s): Galvez, Alyshia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814732151 ISBN-13: 9780814732151 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
Dewey: 305.868 |
LCCN: 2009026863 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing--and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform, much like political protestors. It is this juxtaposition of religion and politics that Alyshia Gálvez investigates in Guadalupe in New York. |
Contributor Bio(s): Galvez, Alyshia: - Alyshia Gálvez, a cultural anthropologist, is Assistant Professor of Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies at Lehman College, City University of New York. She is editor of the book Performing Religion in the Americas and Traveling Virgins/Virgenes Viajeras, an issue of the journal e-misférica. |