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Belongs to Publisher SeriesGlobalization and Community (Volume 7)
Los Angeles: scratch the surface of the city's image as a rich mosaic of multinational cultures and a grittier truth emerges-its huge, shimmering economy was built on the backs of largely Latino immigrants and still depends on them. This book exposes the underside of the development and restructuring that have turned Los Angeles into a global city, and in doing so it reveals the ways in which ideas about ethnicity-Latino identity itself-are implicated and elaborated in the process."A truly pathbreaking work that puts Latinos where they belong: in the center of debate about the future of the U. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)320.9794Social sciences Political Science Political Science Political situation and conditions North America West Coast U.S. CaliforniaLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |