Latinx : the new force in American politics and culture / by Ed Morales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morales, Ed, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government--21st century.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Social conditions--21st century.

Hispanic Americans--Ethinc identity.

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

Hispanic Americans--Social conditions.

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.

United States.

United States--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Brooklyn, N.Y. : Verso, 2018.

Summary:

"The Latinx revolution in US culture, society, and politics "Latinx" (pronounced "La-teen-ex") is the gender-neutral term that covers the largest racial minority in the United States, 17 percent of the country. This is the fastest-growing sector of American society, containing the most immigrants. It is the poorest ethnic group in the country, whose political empowerment is altering the balance of forces in a growing number of states. And yet, Latins barely figure in America's racial conversation--the US census does not even have a category for "Latino." In this groundbreaking discussion, Ed Morales explains how Latin political identities are tied to a long Latin American history of mestizaje, translatable as "mixedness" or "hybridity", and that this border thinking is both a key to understanding bilingual, bicultural Latin cultures and politics and a challenge to America's infamously black/white racial regime. This searching and long-overdue exploration of a crucial development in American life updates Cornel West's bestselling Race Matters with a Latin inflection"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Spanish Triangle p. 19

2 Mestizaje vs. the Hypo-American Dream p. 47

3 The Second Conquista: Mestizaje on the Down-Low p. 70

4 Raza Interrupted: New Hybrid Nationalisms p. 100

5 Border Thinking 101: Can La Raza Speak? p. 133

6 Our Raza, Ourselves: A Racial Reenvisioning of Twenty-First-Century Latinx p. 153

7 Towards a New Raza Politics: Class Awareness and Hemispheric Vision p. 183

8 Media, Marketing, and the Invisible Soul of Latinidad p. 212

9 The Latinx Urban Space and Identity p. 243

10 Dismantling the Master's House: The Latinx Imaginary and Neoliberal Multiculturalism p. 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Morales, Ed, 1956- Latinx.

ISBN:

9781784783198

1784783196

OCLC:

1030445635