{"product_id":"latinx-the-new-force-in-american-politics-and-culture-paperback","title":"Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Morales\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"erudite, comprehensive\" analysis of Latinx identity in the United States as it relates to American culture, society, and politics (Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, author of \u003ci\u003eRacism Without Racists\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Latinx\" (pronounced \"La-teen-ex\") is the gender-neutral term that covers one of the largest and fastest growing minorities in the United States, accounting for 17 percent of the country. Over 58 million Americans belong to the category, including a sizable part of the country's working class, both foreign and native-born. Their political empowerment is altering the balance of forces in a growing number of states. And yet Latinx barely figure in America's ongoing conversation about race and ethnicity. Remarkably, the US census does not even have a racial category for \"Latino.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking discussion, Ed Morales explains how Latinx political identities are tied to a long Latin American history of mestizaje--\"mixedness\" or \"hybridity\"--and that this border thinking is both a key to understanding bilingual, bicultural Latin cultures and politics and a challenge to America's infamously black-white racial regime. This searching and long-overdue exploration of the meaning of race in American life reimagines Cornel West's bestselling \u003ci\u003eRace Matters\u003c\/i\u003e with a unique Latinx inflection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Morales\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, journalist, filmmaker, and poet who teaches at Columbia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Latin Beat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiving in Spanglish\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications and is a regular commentator on NPR. His film \u003ci\u003eWhose Barrio?\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the New York Latino International Film Festival. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770155335968,"sku":"9781784783228","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3dc15a832912a8967abce5fc578c7190.webp?v=1780366006","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/latinx-the-new-force-in-american-politics-and-culture-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}