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Latinos in the United States: The Sacred and the Political, Second Edition

Latinos in the United States: The Sacred and the Political, Second Edition

Abalos, David T.

Paperback

Series: Latino Perspectives

AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesLatino Studies

ISBN10: 0268020256
ISBN13: 9780268020255
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: May 1 2007
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.19 Depth: 8.97
Language: English

When Latinos in the United States was first published in 1986, it was hailed as a triumph by the National Catholic Reporter, inspiring by the journal American Studies, and was named an Outstanding Academic Book of the Year by Choice. The book was widely adopted in Latino and ethnic studies classes at colleges and universities throughout the country. Now, in the second edition, David Abalos updates his pioneering application of the transformation theory to key aspects of Latino politics, history, and culture. He draws on examples from everyday human encounters to address specific concerns of both Latino individuals and groups. Among the issues addressed are: the need to maintain Latino family heritage while allowing each member to develop the autonomy necessary to interact both within the family and within American society; the importance of avoiding assimilation; the necessity for Latinos to develop the skills and competence that allow them to enter into America's business world without losing their commitment to the community; rediscovery of Latino religious symbols of transformation that renew the life of the sacred; and the need to preserve Latino heritage through a strategy of being both American and Latino.

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