1st Edition
Latino Crossings Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Race and Citizenship
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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Despite being lumped together by census data, there are deep divisions between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans living in the United States. Mexicans see Puerto Ricans as deceptive, disagreeable, nervous, rude, violent, and dangerous, while Puerto Ricans see Mexicans as submissive, gullible, naive, and folksy. The distinctly different styles of Spanish each group speaks reinforces racialized class... Read more
Chapter OneIntroduction: Latino CrossingsChapter TwoLatino Locations: The Politics of Space in ChicagoChapter ThreeEconomies of Dignity: Ideologies of Work and WorthChapter FourPerforming Deservingness: Civility and Modernity in ConflictChapter FiveFamiliar Apparitions: Gender and Ideologies of the FamilyChapter SixLatino Languages, Mixed SignalsChapter SevenLatino Rehearsals: Divergent Articulations of LatinidadChapter EightConclusion: Latino Futures
Biography
Nicholas P. De Genova is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Program in Latino Studies at Columbia University.
Ana Yolanda Ramos-Zayas is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Hispanic Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University.
