Morales, Ed, 1956-

Latinx : the new force in American politics and culture / Ed Morales. - 358 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-338) and index.

"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"--

9781784783198 (hardback) 1784783196 (hardback)

2018008770


Hispanic Americans--Politics and government--21st century.
Hispanic Americans--Social conditions--21st century.
Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.
Cultural pluralism--United States.
Hispanoamericanos --Política y gobierno--Siglo XXI
Hispanoamericanos --Condiciones sociales --Siglo XXI
Hispanoamericanos --Identidad étnica
Multiculturalismo--Estados Unidos


United States--Ethnic relations.
Estados Unidos --Relaciones étnicas.

002 E 184 / M828l 2018

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