{"product_id":"the-racial-politics-of-division-9781501738234","title":"The Racial Politics of Division","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Racial Politics of Division\u003c\/i\u003e deconstructs antagonistic discourses that circulated in local Miami media between African Americans, white Cubans, and black Cubans during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift and the 1994 Balsero Crisis. Monika Gosin challenges exclusionary arguments pitting these groups against one another and depicts instead the nuanced ways in which identities have been constructed, negotiated, rejected, and reclaimed in the context of Miami''s historical multiethnic tensions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on ideas of legitimacy, Gosin argues that dominant race-making ideologies of the white establishment regarding worthy citizenship and national belonging shape inter-minority conflict as groups negotiate their precarious positioning within the nation. Rejecting oversimplified and divisive racial politics, \u003ci\u003eThe Racial Politics of Division \u003c\/i\u003eportrays the lived experiences of African Americans, white Cubans, and Afro-Cubans as disrupters in the binary frames of worth-citizenship n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Racial Politics of Division\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to social identity research related to race, ethnicity, and immigration.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Racial Politics of Division\u003c\/i\u003e is a strong new addition to the field of race, ethnicity, and immigration; U.S. Latin(x) population studies; and Black studies. Race scholars will benefit from considering how Afro-Cuban racialization experiences challenge cultural ideals about the meaning and function of race. A broad audience will also find the author's use of news artifacts and interviews engaging and authoritative, making this ideal for classroom use.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Race Making: Miami and the Nation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Marielitos, the Criminalization of Blackness, and Constructions of Worthy Citizenship\u003cbr\u003e 3. And Justice for All? Immigration and African American Solidarity\u003cbr\u003e 4. Framing the Balsero Crisis: The Racial and Moral Politics of Suffering\u003cbr\u003e 5. Afro-Cuban Encounters at the Intersections of Blackness and Latinidad\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409337262423,"sku":"9781501738234","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501738234.jpg?v=1730506469","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-racial-politics-of-division-9781501738234","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}