Main Title |
Harvest of empire : a history of Latinos in America / |
Author |
González, Juan,
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Publisher |
Penguin Books, |
Year Published |
2011 |
OCLC Number |
681497393 |
ISBN |
9780143119289; 0143119281 |
Subjects |
Hispanic Americans--History ;
Immigrants--United States--History ;
United States--Emigration and immigration--History ;
Latin America--Emigration and immigration--History ;
United States--Relations--Latin America ;
Latin America--Relations--United States ;
United States--Territorial expansion--History ;
United States--Ethnic relations ;
United States--Immigration and emigration--History ;
Latin America--Immigration and emigration--History ;
Einwanderung--(DE-588)4013960-8 ;
Kultursoziologie--(DE-588)4133431-0 ;
Sozioèokonomischer Wandel--(DE-588)4318539-3 ;
Hispanos--(DE-588)4240086-7 ;
USA--(DE-588)4078704-7
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM |
E184.S75G655 2011 |
Hispanic Collection |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
09/29/2014 |
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Edition |
Rev. ed. |
Collation |
xxiv, 392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-368) and index. |
Contents Notes |
pt. 1. Roots (Las raâices). Conquerors and victims : the image of America forms (1500-1800) -- The Spanish borderlands and the making of an empire (1810-1898) -- Banana republics and bonds : taming the empire's backyard (1898-1950) -- pt. 2. Branches (Las ramas). Puerto Ricans : citizens yet foreigners -- Mexicans : pioneers of a different type -- Cubans : special refugees -- Dominicans : from the Duarte to the George Washington Bridge -- Central Americans : intervention comes home to roost -- Colombians and Panamanians : overcoming division and disdain -- pt. 3. Harvest (La cosecha). The return of Juan Seguâin : Latinos and the remaking of American politics -- Immigrants old and new : closing borders of the mind -- Speak Spanish, you're in America! : El Huracâan over language and culture -- Free trade : the final conquest of Latin America -- Puerto Rico, U.S.A. : possessed and unwanted. Presents a history of Latinos in America, from the first colonies in the New World through today, and offers portraits of distinguished Americans of Hispanic descent that have played a key role in the evolving face of American life. |
Place Published |
New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
2011 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2011006880 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20140925143205 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04328cam 22007934a 45020 |