Description
Book SynopsisSixteen geographers and two sociologists map the regional and cultural diversity of the Hispanic/Latino population of the United States.
Trade Review"This is a very important and timely book. It will make a major contribution to the literature on Hispanic/Latino migration, settlement, adaptation, politics, culture, and landscapes in the United States." Susan W. Hardwick, Professor of Geography, University of Oregon
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction (Daniel D. Arreola)
- 1. Hispanic American Legacy, Latino American Diaspora (Daniel D. Arreola)
- Part I. Continuous Communities
- 2. The Plaza in Las Vegas, New Mexico: A Community Gathering Place (Jeffrey S. Smith)
- 3. Social Geography of Laredo, Texas, Neighborhoods: Distinctiveness and Diversity in a Majority-Hispanic Place (Michael S. Yoder and Renée LaPerrière de Gutiérrez)
- Part II. Discontinuous Communities
- 4. Barrio under Siege: Latino Sense of Place in San Francisco, California (Brian J. Godfrey)
- 5. Globalization of the Barrio: Transformation of the Latino Cultural Landscapes of San Diego, California (Lawrence A. Herzog)
- 6. Barrio Space and Place in Southeast Los Angeles, California (James R. Curtis)
- Part III. New Communities
- 7. Changing Latinization of New York City (Inés M. Miyares)
- 8. Soccer and Latino Cultural Space: Metropolitan Washington Fútbol Leagues (Marie Price and Courtney Whitworth)
- 9. The Cultural Landscape of a Puerto Rican Neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio (Albert Benedict and Robert B. Kent)
- 10. Latinos in Polynucleated Kansas City (Steven L. Driever)
- 11. Latino Commerce in Northern Nevada (Kate A. Berry)
- 12. Se Venden Aquí: Latino Commercial Landscapes in Phoenix, Arizona (Alex Oberle)
- 13. Hispanics in the American South and the Transformation of the Poultry Industry (William Kandel and Emilio A. Parrado)
- 14. Hispanization of Hereford, Texas (Terrence W. Haverluk)
- References
- Contributors
- Index
