The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960

by Gutierrez, David G.

• ISBN13: 9780231118088
• ISBN10: 0231118082
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

Latinos are now the largest so-called minority group in the United States -- the result of a growth trend that began in the mid-twentieth century -- and the influence of Latin cultures on American life is reflected in everything from politics to education to mass cultural forms such as music and television. Yet very few volumes have attempted to analyze or provide a context for this dramatic historical development. The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960 is among the few comprehensive histories of Latinos in America. This collaborative, interdisciplinary volume provides not only cutting-edge interpretations of recent Latino history, including essays on the six major immigrant groups (Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Central Americans, and South Americans), but also insight into the major areas of contention and debate that characterize Latino scholarship in the early twenty-first century. This much-needed book offers a broad overview of this era of explosive demographic and cultural change by exploring the recent histories of all the major national and regional Latino subpopulations and reflecting on what these historical trends might mean for the future of both the United States and the other increasingly connected nations of the Western Hemisphere. While at one point it may have been considered feasible to explore the histories of national populations in isolation from one another, all of the contributors to this volume highlight the deep transnational ties and interconnections that bind different peoples across national and regional lines. Thus, each chapter on Latino national subpopulations explores the ambiguous and shifting boundaries that so loosely define them both in the United States and in their countries of origin. A multinational perspective on important political and cultural themes -- such as Latino gender systems, religion, politics, expressive and artistic cultures, and interactions with the law -- helps shape a realistic interpretation of the Latino experience in the United States.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction. Demography and the Shifting Boundaries of ``Community'': Reflections on ``U.S. Latinos'' and the Evolution of Latino Studies	1	(42)
David G. Gutierrez
Globalization, Labor Migration, and the Demographic Revolution: Ethnic Mexicans in the Late Twentieth Century	43	(44)
David G. Gutierrez
Social Polarization and Colonized Labor: Puerto Ricans in the United States, 1945--2000	87	(59)
Kelvin A. Santiago-Valles
Gladys M. Jimenez-Munoz
Exiles, Immigrants, and Transnationals: The Cuban Communities of the United States	146	(41)
Maria Cristina Garcia
Central American Immigrants: Diverse Populations, Changing Communities	187	(42)
Norma Stoltz Chinchilla
Nora Hamilton
Transnational Ties and Incorporation: The Case of Dominicans in the United States	229	(28)
Peggy Levitt
The Other ``Other Hispanics'': South American--Origin Latinos in the United States	257	(24)
Marilyn Espitia
Gender and the Latino Experience in Late-Twentieth-Century America	281	(22)
Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
From Barrios to Barricades: Religion and Religiosity in Latino Life	303	(52)
Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo
U.S. Latino Expressive Cultures	355	(36)
Frances R. Aparicio
The Continuing Latino Quest for Full Membership and Equal Citizenship: Legal Progress, Social Setbacks, and Political Promise	391	(30)
Kevin R. Johnson
The Pressures of Perpetual Promise: Latinos and Politics, 1960-2003	421	(46)
Louis Desipio
List of Contributors	467	(4)
Index	471