Ethnic labels, latino lives : Identity and the politics of (re)presentation in the United States
In Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives, Suzanne Oboler explores the history and current use of the label "Hispanic" as she explodes the myth of cultural and national homogeneity among people of Latin American descent. She discusses the historical process of labeling groups of individuals, and illu...
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Press
1995
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Summary: | In Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives, Suzanne Oboler explores the history and current use of the label "Hispanic" as she explodes the myth of cultural and national homogeneity among people of Latin American descent. She discusses the historical process of labeling groups of individuals, and illustrates how ethnic labels affect the meaning of citizenship and the struggle for full social participation in the United States. |
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