The Immigrant Divide: How Cuban Americans Changed the U.S. and their Homeland

by Eckstein; Susan

• ISBN13: 9780415999236
• ISBN10: 0415999235
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-06-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This nuanced book offers a rare in-depth analysis of Cuban immigrants' social, cultural, economic, and political adaptation, their transformation of Miami into the "northern most Latin American city," and their cross-border engagement and homeland impact.

Author Biography

Susan Eva Eckstein is Professor of Sociology and International Relations at Boston University. She is former president of the Latin American Studies Association and the New England Council on Latin America.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Immigrants and the Weight of Their Past	p. 10
Immigrant Imprint in America	p. 40
Immigrant Politics: For Whom and for What?	p. 88
The Personal is Political: Bonding Across Borders	p. 127
Cuba Through the Looking Glass	p. 153
Transforming Transnational Ties into Economic Worth	p. 178
Dollarization and its Discontents: Homeland Impact of Diaspora Generosity	p. 207
Reenvisioning Immigration	p. 229
Appendix: Field Research	p. 239
Notes	p. 245
Bibliography	p. 269
Index	p. 289
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