Hispanic Nation: Culture, Politics and the Constructing of Identity

Fox, Geoffrey E.

ISBN 10: 1559723114 / ISBN 13: 9781559723114

Published by Birch Lane Pr, 1996

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Synopsis:

Explores the growing unity and rising influence of Spanish Americans on the nation's government and culture, covering such topics as the Spanish-language media, immigrant workers, Hispanic artists, and the problem of Fidel Castro.

Review: "In the most revealing book on Hispanic culture since Earl Shorris's Latinos, Fox examines how Spanish-language television, radio, newspapers, books, and magazines create a common set of images that reinforce certain values such as family loyalty. . . . His incisive portrait surveys the web of political, community and voluntary associations through which Hispanics are gaining clout, and also scans memoirs, novels, paintings and music that are helping to forge a sense of shared identity."--Publishers Weekly

"Fox poignantly documents the decline of spirituality in the Hispanic movement as it mirrors the rightward shift in the larger society, marked by a rampant and often mean-spirited mercantilism. . . . Fox is most effective in reporting the important ways the barrios are altering the profile and coloration of our inner cities."--Washington Post

"Hispanic Nation tracks a key identity shift . . . with important consequences for all Americans because, in merging their separate national backgrounds into a new identity, Hispanic Americans are inevitably challenging rigid black-and-white definitions of what it means to be an American."--Booklist

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hispanic Nation: Culture, Politics and the ...
Publisher: Birch Lane Pr
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good