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Race, Identity and Indigenous Politics
This book is a follow-up to "Taíno Revival: Critical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Identity and Cultural Politics," an edited volume last published in 2001. The book focuses on a socio-cultural and political movement among some Puerto Ricans and others who have adopted an exclusive Amerindian identity in recent decades as an alternative to the prevailing "nationalist" identity in place in Puerto Rico since the early 1950s based on the overall and demonstrated biological and cultural hybridity of its people. The book focuses on writings and debates that have ensued since the publication of "Taíno Revival..." in 2001, and includes a discussion of the genetic background of Puerto Ricans, their history and culture, along with some speculation on why a subset of the Puerto Rican population, both on the island and the Diaspora, would adopt an excusive and unproven Amerindian identity they call "Taíno" which is a name that was given to the island's original inhabitants by 20th century scholars.
Taíno Revival
This collection examines the Taino revival movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who promote or have adopted the culture and pedigree of the pre-Columbian Taino Indian population of Puerto Rico and the western Caribbean.
Indigenous Revivalism in the Evolving Spanish-Speaking Caribbean and Its Diaspora
This book is a follow-up to the 2014 publication "Race, Identity and Indigenous Politics: Puerto Rican Neo-Taínos in the Diaspora and the Island." The subject-"Taíno survivalism"-focuses on Caribbean Latinas/os and especially the spokespersons, "leaders" and their followers who aggressively claim that they are the direct descendants [pure or mixed] of the pre1492/pre-Columbian indigenous. The book summarizes some of the developments that have taken place since that time with regard to this issue and the general appreciation and emphasis accorded to the pre-Columbian "Taíno" and their culture in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean-especially in Puerto Rico where most of these individuals are concentrated.
Boricuas in Gotham
This new and very important collection of essays reinterprets and updates the history of New York's Puerto Rican community and its leaders from the beginnings of the great migration in the 1940s to the present time. The collection also honors the memory of the late Dr. Antonia Pantoja, who was perhaps the community's most important and influential activist and institution builder during this period. The book is organized in chronological order and includes chapters by noted historians, sociologists, and political scientists, such as Virginia Sanchez Korrol, Ana Celia Zentella, Jose Cruz, Francisco Rivera Batiz, and Gabriel Haslip-Viera. These chapters focus on issues of culture, demography, language, economic status, politics, and community organization. Eminently useful in college-level courses that deal with Latinos and other ethnic groups in U.S. society, the book ends with essays by Angelo Falcon and Clara E. Rodriguez that assess the legacy, current status, and future prospects of the Puerto Rican community in New York.
Latinos in New York
Significant changes in New York City's Latino community have occurred since the first edition of Latinos in New York: Communities in Transition was published in 1996. The Latino population in metropolitan New York has increased from 1.7 million in the 1990s to over 2.4 million, constituting a third of the population spread over five boroughs. Puerto Ricans remain the largest subgroup, followed by Dominicans and Mexicans; however, Puerto Ricans are no longer the majority of New York's Latinos as they were throughout most of the twentieth century. Latinos in New York: Communities in Transition, second edition, is the most comprehensive reader available on the experience of New York City's dive...
Thieves of Civilization
This book is a response to the assertions made over the years by Afrocentric extremists who claim that the first Americans were sub-Saharan Africans, that the first American "civilizations" were created by ancient Egypto-Nubian and West African visitors, and that other West Africans came to the Americas in the fourteenth century CE and again in the years before the European discovery of the Americas in 1492. The book is a point-by-point refutation of some of the most important claims made by Afrocentric extremists and a defense of the real contributions and the actual research that has been done on the cultures, civilizations and peoples of pre-Columbian America by scholars in various fields.
A Companion to Latina/o Studies
A Companion to Latina/o Studies is a collection of 40 original essays written by leading scholars in the field, dedicated to exploring the question of what 'Latino/a' is. Brings together in one volume a diverse range of original essays by established and emerging scholars in the field of Latina/o Studies Offers a timely reference to the issues, topics, and approaches to the study of US Latinos - now the largest minority population in the United States Explores the depth of creative scholarship in this field, including theories of latinisimo, immigration, political and economic perspectives, education, race/class/gender and sexuality, language, and religion Considers areas of broader concern, including history, identity, public representations, cultural expression and racialization (including African and Native American heritage).
White Latino Privilege
The contributors to this edited volume by mostly young Millennial and Generation X Caribbean Latinos, who mostly define themselves as non-white or "black," discuss the issue of white Latino privilege as it operates in the United States, the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and the rest of Latino America with a focus on academia, politics, family relations, dating, housing and other areas in addition to advertising, fashion, television, film, marketing and media in general.
Puerto Rican Hispanophilia and Puerto Rican Hispanophiles in the Early Twenty-First Century
This book focuses on Puerto Rican Hispanophiles and on Hispanophilia in general. Hispanophiles are individuals who believe that Spanish culture is superior to an alleged materialistic and corrupt U.S. culture. Some of them have adopted an exclusive identity and even an exclusive pedigree despite the probability that they are persons of mixed European, African, indigenous, Asian and other backgrounds which is typical of Puerto Ricans and other persons from the Spanish speaking Caribbean.
Race, Identity and Indigenous Politics
This book is a follow-up to Taíno Revival: Critical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Identity and Cultural Politics, an edited volume last published in 2001 (Princeton: Markus Wiener.) The book focuses on a socio-cultural and political movement among some Puerto Ricans and others who have adopted an exclusive Amerindian identity in recent decades as an alternative to the prevailing "nationalist" identity in place in Puerto Rico since the early 1950s based on the overall and demonstrated biological and cultural hybridity of its people. The book focuses on writings and debates that have ensued since the publication of Taíno Revival. . . in 2001, and includes discussion on the genetic background of Puerto Ricans, their history and culture, along with some speculation on why a subset of the Puerto Rican population, both on the island and the diaspora, would adopt and an excusive and unproven Amerindian identity they call "Taíno" which is a name that was give to the island's original inhabitants by 20th century scholars." -- page 4 of cover
