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Author Dávila, Arlene M., 1965-

Title Latino spin : public image and the whitewashing of race / Arlene Dávila.

Publication Info. New York : New York University Press, [2008]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.0468 D259L    Check Shelf
Description viii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.
Contents Here comes the Latino middle class -- Latinos : "the new Republicans (they just don't know it)" -- The Hispanic consumer: that's "a lot of dollars, cars, diapers, and food" -- The Times-Squaring of el barrio : on mega-projects, spin, and "community consent" -- From barrio to mainstream : on the politics of latino/a art museums -- The "disciplining" of ethnic studies : or, why it will take Goya foods and J. Lo to endow Latino studies -- Conclusion: On the dangers of wishful thinking.
Subject Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN 9780814720066 cloth alkaline paper
0814720064 cloth alkaline paper
9780814720073 pb alkaline paper
0814720072 pb alkaline paper
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