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Ilan Stavans
Book Code: GR4802
ISBN: 0-313-34802-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34802-0
216 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2008
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Immigration is a topic on the minds of a large portion of Americans. In 2006, a series of large marches and political debates shook the nation to the core. With the 2008 presidential campaign under way, the controversy is alive and well. However, it is essential to approach it in an informed, balanced fashion, and the material presented in this volume is designed to accomplish the task. To what extent are immigrants from Mexico and Central America different from their predecessors from say Italy, Poland, and Finland? Is the process of assimilation expected to be as successful today as it was a century ago? Has globalization changed the perspective of newcomers, making them remain loyal for a longer period of time to the place once called home? In what way is the Spanish language helping or impeding that assimilation? This volume features the most significant articles<EM>-</EM>including peer-review essays, interviews, and reviews<EM>- </EM>to bring together the best scholarship on the topic. Ten signed articles, essays, and interviews are included in the volume. Also featured is an introduction by Ilan Stavans, one of the foremost authorities on Latino culture, to provide historical background and cultural context; and suggestions for further reading to aid students in their research.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Introduction by Ilan Stavans
  • I. Considerations
  • The Baby Bust: Who Will Do the Work? Who Will Pay the Takes? Rodolfo O. de la Garza
  • Proposition 187: Misrepresenting Immigrants and Immigration Otto Santa Ana
  • Face the Nation: Race, Immigration, and the Rise of Nativism in Late-Twentieth-Century America George J. Snchez
  • Do Home-Country Political Ties Limit Latino Immigrant Pursuit of U.S. Civic Engagement and Citizenship? Louis DeSipio
  • The Coyote and the Chicken Luis Alberto Urrea
  • A Soccer Season in Southwest Kansas Sam Quinones
  • Theses on the Latino Bloc Rosaura Snchez and Beatrice Pita
  • II. Voices
  • Gladys: An Immigrant Story Ilan Stavans
  • Headed North and The Runner Ramn 'Tianguis' Prez
  • Conversations with Ilan Stavans Rubn Martinez
  • Contributors
  • Selected Bibliography
  • About the Editor and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2008017230
LCC Class: E184
Dewey Class: 973
PDF Catalogs:
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
Greenwood Multicultural Spring 2008.pdf
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