04289nam 22007814a 450 991082674630332120200520144314.097866127630141-59734-479-61-282-76301-60-520-93772-410.1525/9780520937727(CKB)1000000000024219(EBL)224777(OCoLC)475931914(SSID)ssj0000108903(PQKBManifestationID)11138067(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108903(PQKBWorkID)10044132(PQKB)10658723(MiAaPQ)EBC224777(DE-B1597)520630(OCoLC)56733031(DE-B1597)9780520937727(Au-PeEL)EBL224777(CaPaEBR)ebr10068580(CaONFJC)MIL276301(EXLCZ)99100000000002421920031027d2004 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrBarrio dreams Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the neoliberal city /Arlene Davila1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20041 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24092-8 0-520-24093-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Introduction: Barrio Business, Barrio Dreams --1. Dreams of Place and Housing Struggles --2. "El Barrio es de Todos": Predicaments of Culture and Place --3. Empowered Culture? The Empowerment Zone and the Selling of El Barrio --4. The Edison Project: On Corporate Headquarters, Museums, and the Education of El Barrio --5. The Mexican Barrio: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and the Terrain of Latinidad --6. The Marketable Neighborhood: Outdoor Ads Meet Street Art --Some Final Words --Notes --References --IndexArlene Dávila brilliantly considers the cultural politics of urban space in this lively exploration of Puerto Rican and Latino experience in New York, the global center of culture and consumption, where Latinos are now the biggest minority group. Analyzing the simultaneous gentrification and Latinization of what is known as El Barrio or Spanish Harlem, Barrio Dreams makes a compelling case that-despite neoliberalism's race-and ethnicity-free tenets-dreams of economic empowerment are never devoid of distinct racial and ethnic considerations. Dávila scrutinizes dramatic shifts in housing, the growth of charter schools, and the enactment of Empowerment Zone legislation that promises upward mobility and empowerment while shutting out many longtime residents. Foregrounding privatization and consumption, she offers an innovative look at the marketing of Latino space. She emphasizes class among Latinos while touching on black-Latino and Mexican-Puerto Rican relations. Providing a unique multifaceted view of the place of Latinos in the changing urban landscape, Barrio Dreams is one of the most nuanced and original examinations of the complex social and economic forces shaping our cities today.GentrificationNew York (State)New YorkPuerto RicansHousingNew York (State)New YorkLatin AmericansHousingNew York (State)New YorkLatin AmericansHousingUnited StatesHousing policyNew York (State)New YorkEnterprise zonesNew York (State)New YorkEast Harlem (New York, N.Y.)Social conditionsEast Harlem (New York, N.Y.)Economic conditionsEast Harlem (New York, N.Y.)Politics and governmentGentrificationPuerto RicansHousingLatin AmericansHousingLatin AmericansHousingHousing policyEnterprise zones307.341609747Davila Arlene M.1965-0MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826746303321Barrio dreams3942820UNINA