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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays addresses various aspects of Arab and Jewish immigration and acculturation in Latin America. The volume examines how the Latin American elites who were keen to change their countries'' ethnic mix felt threatened by the arrival of Arabs and Jews.
Trade Review"The articles bring important and interesting information about the insertion of Arabs and Jews in countries where it was (and still is) expected that all ethnic groups conform to the official construction of a national identity." - Sonia Bloomfield, University of Brasília – Retired; Bulletin of Latin American Research Vol. 30, No. 3
'With this collection, Latin American Jewish and Arab studies, as well as immigration studies, enter a challenging new phase.' - Choice
'This original publication heightens our awareness of many of the issues surrounding ethnicity and immigration in the region.' - British Bulletin Publications
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Arab-Jewish Coexistence in the First Half of 1900s’ Argentina, Ignacio Klich; Chapter 2 ‘Jews are Turks Who Sell on Credit’, Jeffrey Lesser; Chapter 3 Arabs and Jews in the Development of the Colombian Caribbean 1850–1950, Louise Fawcett, Eduardo Posada-Carbo; Chapter 4 Between Privilege and Opprobrium, Brenda Gayle Plummer; Chapter 5 The Arab-Jewish Economic Presence in San Pedro Sula, the Industrial Capital of Honduras, Darío A. Euraque; Chapter 6 Re-creating Community, Liz Hamui-Halabe; Chapter 7 The Economic and Social Condition of Jewish and Arab Immigrants in Bolivia, 1890–1980, Marc J. Osterweil; Chapter 8 Ethnic History, Nationalism and Transnationalism in Argentine Arab and Jewish Cultures, Michael Humphrey; Chapter 9 The Question of ‘Argentinida?, Estela Valverde; Chapter 10 The Historiography of Jewish Immigration to Argentina, Fabiana Sabina Tolcachier; Chapter 11 The Historiography of Arab Immigration to Argentina, Theresa Alfaro Velcamp;
