Mambo montage : the Latinization of New York / [edited by] Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laó-Montes, Agustín.

Dávila, Arlene M., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Book Committee.

Hispanic Americans--New York (State)--New York--Ethnic identity.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Hispanic Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs.

Intercultural communication.

Public spaces--Social aspects.

Public spaces.

Civilization.

Manners and customs.

Social conditions.

Ethnicity.

New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

New York (N.Y.).

Ethnic relations.

New York (N.Y.)--Civilization.

Public spaces--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York.

Intercultural communication--New York (State)--New York.

United States--Civilization--Hispanic influences.

United States.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

xiv, 493 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2001]

Summary:

New York is the capital of mambo and a global factory of "latinidad." This book covers the topic in all its multifaceted aspects, from Jim Crow baseball in the first half of the twentieth century to hip hop and ethno-racial politics, from Latinas and labor unions to advertising and Latino culture, from Cuban cuisine to the language of signs in New York City.

Contents:

Introduction: Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City / Agustin Lao-Montes 1

Part I The Production of Latinidad: Histories, Social Movements, Cultural Struggles 55

Chapter 1 "No Country But the One We Must Fight For": The Emergence of an Antillean Nation and Community in New York City, 1860-1901 / Nancy Raquel Mirabal 57

Chapter 2 "The Latins from Manhattan": Confronting Race and Building Community in Jim Crow Baseball, 1906-1950 / Adrian Burgos Jr. 73

Chapter 3 Latino Caribbean Diasporas in New York / Ramon Grosfoguel, Chloe S. Georas 97

Chapter 4 Niuyol: Urban Regime, Latino Social Movements, Ideologies of Latinidad / Agustin Lao-Montes 119

Chapter 5 Culture in the Battlefront: From Nationalist to Pan-Latino Projects / Arlene Davila 159

Part II Expressive Cultures: Narrating, Imaging, and Performing Latinidad 183

Chapter 6 Life off the Hyphen: Latino Literature and Nuyorican Traditions / Juan Flores 185

Chapter 7 "Nothing Connects Us All But Imagined Sounds": Performing Trans-Boricua Memories, Identities, and Nationalisms Through the Death of Hector Lavoe / Wilson Valentin-Escobar 207

Chapter 8 Hip-Hop, Puerto Ricans, and Ethnoracial Identities in New York / Raquel Z. Rivera 235

Chapter 9 Ambiguous Identities! The Affirmation of Puertorriquenidad in the Community Murals of New York City / Elsa B. Cardalda Sanchez, Amilcar Tirado Aviles 263

Part III Latino/a Identities and the Politics of Space and Place 291

Chapter 10 Making Loisaida: Placing Puertorriquenidad in Lower Manhattan / Liz Sevcenko 293

Chapter 11 The Manifold Character of Panethnicity: Latino Identities and Practices Among Dominicans in New York City / Jose Itzigsohn, Carlos Dore-Cabral 319

Chapter 12 Immigration Status and Identity: Undocumented Mexicans in New York / Jocelyn Solis 337

Chapter 13 Outside/In: Crossing Queer and Latino Boundaries / Luis Aponte-Pares 363

Chapter 14 Engendering and Coloring Labor Unions: Transcultural Readings of Latin American Women's Ways / Mary Garcia Castro 387

Part IV Latinizing Cityscapes 409

Chapter 15 The Latin Side of Madison Avenue: Marketing and the Language that Makes Us "Hispanics" / Arlene Davila 411

Chapter 16 Eating in Cuban / Lisa Maya Knauer 425

Chapter 17 Taking "Class" Into Account: Dance, the Studio, and Latino Culture / Karen Backstein 449

Chapter 18 Deceptive Solidity: Public Signs, Civic Inclusion, and Language Rights in New York City (and Beyond) / Vilma Santiago-Irizarry 473.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0231112742

0231112750

OCLC:

45207954