Latino Immigrants in the United States
PIMS - Polity Immigration and Society series
1. Auflage Januar 2012
200 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This timely and important book introduces readers to the largest
and fastest-growing minority group in the United States - Latinos -
and their diverse conditions of departure and reception.
A central theme of the book is the tension between the fact that
Latino categories are most often assigned from above, and how those
defined as Latino seek to make sense of and enliven a shared notion
of identity from below. Providing a sophisticated introduction to
emerging theoretical trends and social formations specific to
Latino immigrants, chapters are structured around the topics of
Latinidad or the idea of a pan-ethnic Latino identity,
pathways to citizenship, cultural citizenship, labor, gender,
transnationalism, and globalization. Specific areas of focus
include the 2006 marches of the immigrant rights movement and the
rise in neoliberal nativism (including both state-sponsored
restrictions such as Arizona's SB1070 and the hate crimes
associated with Minutemen vigilantism).
The book is a valuable contribution to immigration courses in
sociology, history, ethnic studies, American Studies, and Latino
Studies. It is one of the first, and certainly the most accessible,
to fully take into account the plurality of experiences,
identities, and national origins constituting the Latino category.
Chapter One: Introduction: Latino Immigrants Claiming Rights
Chapter Two: Latinidades: The Making of Identity and Community
Chapter Three: Pathways to Citizenship
Chapter Four: Cultural Citizenship, Gender, and Labor
Chapter Five: Transnational Identities
Chapter Six: Neoliberalism & Globalization
Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Fronteras Nuevas/New Frontiers
Bibliography
will unquestionably be an accessible addition to the bookshelves of
a readership as diverse as its subject matter... Scholars of
immigration and/or Latino studies will greatly appreciate this
volume's content and concise writing."
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
"This work is timely, incisive, and a 'must-read' for anyone
interested in the complexities associated with the needs, struggles
and organisation of Latino immigrants in the United States"
Bulletin of Latin American Research
"A timely corrective to the current debates surrounding Latino
immigration and does a wonderful job at illuminating the struggles
immigrants face. This book will serve as a useful companion to
sociologists, political scientists, international economists,
historians, and those concerned about one of the most pressing
issues of the day."
Contemporary Sociology
"In the field of immigration it is often difficult to find books
that combine the three main features of a good book: readable,
informative, and allowing readers to wander with their minds beyond
the book's written content. With no doubt, Ronald Mize and
Grace Peña Delgado have skillfully mastered these goals"
International Sociology Review of Books
"A comprehensive sociological study of the role of Latino
immigrants in controlling and shaping their existence in the U.S.
[and] a solid contribution to current debates ever so pertinent to
the discussion of immigration reform."
Revista Camino Real
"Throughout the last century Latino immigrants have served as
convenient scapegoats for the economic ills of the United States,
with many Americans continuing to view immigration narrowly as
occurring in a vacuum. In this book, Mize and Delgado clearly
illustrate the complex nature of immigration. Replete with valuable
insights linking communities from where Latino immigrants originate
and those where they relocate, this book is a valuable addition to
our understanding of the global and transnational forces that
create and sustain immigration between Latin America and the United
States. The book is a must-read for those interested in
understanding the big forces that drive immigration and the
tremendous profits that capitalists gain from the exploitation of
desperate human beings."
Rogelio Sáenz, Dean of the College of Public Policy,
University of Texas at San Antonio
"In this clear and dramatic account of the challenges and
triumph of Latino immigration in the US, Mize and Delgado
reveal the dramatic and fascinating dialectic between politics and
identity, the national and the local, and an indiscriminate
Nativism and the 'Latinidad' it ironically helped to
engender."
Lawrence Taylor, Author of Tunnel Kids and Vice-President
for International Affairs at the National University of Ireland,
Maynooth
University
Grace Peña Delgado is Assistant Professor of History at The
Pennsylvania State University
