Latinos : a biography of the people / Earl Shorris
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TextEdition: First editionDescription: xvii, 520 pages ; 25 cmISBN: 0393033600; 9780393033601; 0393321908 (pbk.); 9780393321906 (pbk.)Subject(s): Hispanic Americans -- History | Hispanic Americans -- BiographyGenre/Form: Biography. | History. DDC classification: 973/.0468 LOC classification: E184.S75 | S5 1992
Contents:
Summary: Explores the lives and history of Hispanic Americans as decendants of the Spanish conquest of the native populations of the New World
1. Introduction: Ruben, Bienvenida, and James -- 2. Welcome to the Old World -- 3. The Second Conquest -- 4. Christopher Columbus at the Taco Bell -- 5. Fulano De Cuba -- 6. Mengano De Puerto Rico -- 7. Zutano De Mexico -- 8. Time's Fate -- 9. Shakespeare, Cervantes, & Co. -- 10. True Revolution -- 11. Racism and Racismo -- 12. Late Entry, Early Exit -- 13. In Search of Ordinariness -- 14. The Wall -- 15. Latinos for Sale -- 16. Shoebox Business -- 17. The Round of Refuge -- 18. The War of the Orphans -- 19. The Country Mouse and the City Mouse -- 20. The Corporate Fox and the Entrepreneurial Fox -- 21. Corridos -- 22. Christ, Quetzalcoatl, Santa Barbara, and That Old Time Religion -- 23. Neither Here Nor There -- 24. An Experiment in Democracy -- 25. For Want of a Famous Death -- 26. Espiritismo: Conversations With Ernesto -- 27. Epilogue: Testimonios
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 973.0468/SHO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844100099551 |
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| 973.0468 Harvest of empire : | 973.0468/KAN Thirty million strong : | 973.0468/NIC The Hispanics / | 973.0468/SHO Latinos : | 973.0468/TOR The Dominican Americans / | 973.046872/GRI North to Aztlán : | 973.049/AFR The African Americans / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-489) and index
1. Introduction: Ruben, Bienvenida, and James -- 2. Welcome to the Old World -- 3. The Second Conquest -- 4. Christopher Columbus at the Taco Bell -- 5. Fulano De Cuba -- 6. Mengano De Puerto Rico -- 7. Zutano De Mexico -- 8. Time's Fate -- 9. Shakespeare, Cervantes, & Co. -- 10. True Revolution -- 11. Racism and Racismo -- 12. Late Entry, Early Exit -- 13. In Search of Ordinariness -- 14. The Wall -- 15. Latinos for Sale -- 16. Shoebox Business -- 17. The Round of Refuge -- 18. The War of the Orphans -- 19. The Country Mouse and the City Mouse -- 20. The Corporate Fox and the Entrepreneurial Fox -- 21. Corridos -- 22. Christ, Quetzalcoatl, Santa Barbara, and That Old Time Religion -- 23. Neither Here Nor There -- 24. An Experiment in Democracy -- 25. For Want of a Famous Death -- 26. Espiritismo: Conversations With Ernesto -- 27. Epilogue: Testimonios
Explores the lives and history of Hispanic Americans as decendants of the Spanish conquest of the native populations of the New World
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