{"product_id":"9781405126229","title":"A Companion to Latina\/o Studies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions in Cultural Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Latina\/o Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJuan Flores | Renato Rosaldo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ American \/ Hispanic American Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Latina\/o Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of 40 original essays written by leading scholars in the field, dedicated to exploring the question of what 'Latino\/a' is.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together in one volume a diverse range of original essays by established and emerging scholars in the field of Latina\/o Studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a timely reference to the issues, topics, and approaches to the study of US Latinos - now the largest minority population in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the depth of creative scholarship in this field, including theories of latinisimo, immigration, political and economic perspectives, education, race\/class\/gender and sexuality, language, and religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders areas of broader concern, including history, identity, public representations, cultural expression and racialization (including African and Native American heritage).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJuan Flores\u003c\/b\u003e is currently Professor of Latino Studies in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. For many years he has taught Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at the City University of New York (CUNY) and in the Sociology Program at CUNY Graduate Center. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDivided Borders, La venganza de Cortijo, From Bomba to Hip-Hop\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoetry in East Germany\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eOn Edge: The Crisis of Contemporary Latin American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his other publications are the translations of \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of Bernardo Vega\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCortijo’s Wake\/El entierro de Cortijo\u003c\/i\u003e by Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Chicano scholar, \u003cb\u003eRenato Rosaldo\u003c\/b\u003e is Lucy Stern Professor Emeritus at Stanford where he taught for many years, and he now teaches at NYU where he was founding Director of the Latino Studies Program. His books include \u003ci\u003eIlongot Headhunting, 1883–1974\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCulture and Truth\u003c\/i\u003e. A collection of his essays, \u003ci\u003eRenato Rosaldo: Ensayos en antropología crítica\u003c\/i\u003e, was recently published in Mexico. He has edited a collection, \u003ci\u003eCultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia\u003c\/i\u003e, and also co-edited collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Incas and the Aztecs, 1400–1800\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreativity\/Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropology of Globalization: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. Written in English and Spanish, his first collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003ePrayer to Spider Woman\/Rezo a la mujer araña\u003c\/i\u003e, won an American Book Award, 2004. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 October 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405126229\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e560\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378849869964,"sku":"9781405126229","price":51.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405126229_1600d3cf-9f9a-402f-ab8e-430396b26528.jpg?v=1780181833","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405126229","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}