{"product_id":"hispanic-latino-identity-9780631217640","title":"Hispanic  Latino Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Jorge Gracia, a thinker of Hispanic\/Latino descent, this volume provides an introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic\/Latino identity. The author explores central historical and current debates surrounding Hispanic\/Latino culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gracia has written a clear and understandable book that will appeal to general readers and lower-division undergraduates.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice, March 2000, P. Vila, University of Texas at San Antonio\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It would be impossible to overestimate the contribution that Jorge Gracia's book makes to the philosophical fields of ethnic and Hispanic\/Latino studies.The book has already succeeded in promoting a lively discussion among leading figures in these fields.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. 17, 2003\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this book Jorge Gracia makes a formidable case for a non-essentialist Hispanic identity. Lurking behind his arguments is a case for rethinking two other kinds of identities - what it means to be an American, and what it means to be a philosopher. \u003ci\u003eHispanic\/Latino Identity: A Philosophical Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e moves smoothly between these often muddled layers of identity and by the end offers insights that can only be enriching to an American philosophical community typically perceived by non-whites as indifferent, even hostile.\" \u003ci\u003eSamuel O. Imbo, Essays in Philosophy, Vol. 5, No. 1, January 2004,\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. What Should We Call Ourselves?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. What's in a Name? The Relation of Names to Identity and Ethnicity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. What Makes Us Who We Are? The Key to Our Unity and Diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. An Illustration: Hispanic Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Where Do We Come From? Encounters, Inventions, and Mestizaje.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Search for Identity: Latin-America and Its Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Foreigners in Our Own Land: Hispanics in American Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403430568279,"sku":"9780631217640","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631217640.jpg?v=1730483451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hispanic-latino-identity-9780631217640","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}