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Barrio dreams [[electronic resource] ] : Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the neoliberal city / / Arlene Dávila



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Autore: Dávila Arlene M. <1965-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Barrio dreams [[electronic resource] ] : Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the neoliberal city / / Arlene Dávila Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
Disciplina: 307.341609747
Soggetto topico: Gentrification - New York (State) - New York
Puerto Ricans - Housing - New York (State) - New York
Latin Americans - Housing - New York (State) - New York
Latin Americans - Housing - United States
Housing policy - New York (State) - New York
Enterprise zones - New York (State) - New York
Soggetto geografico: East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Economic conditions
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Politics and government
Soggetto non controllato: american culture
american legislation
charter schools
class differences
consumption
cultural politics
demographic studies
economic empowerment
el barrio
ethnic issues
gentrification
globalization
housing crises
immigrant experience
interethnic relations
largest minority group
latinization
latinos
neoliberals
new york
nonfiction
puerto ricans
racial issues
sociology
spanish harlem
textbooks
urban landscape
urban space
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Arlene 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Barrio dreams  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786612763014
1-59734-479-6
1-282-76301-6
0-520-93772-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783389103321
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