A01=Alex Stepick
A01=Guillermo Grenier
A01=Marvin Dunn
A01=Max Castro
acculturation
american culture
american identity
anthropology
Author_Alex Stepick
Author_Guillermo Grenier
Author_Marvin Dunn
Author_Max Castro
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Category=JBSL
cuban immigrants
cultural studies
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fieldwork
florida
immigrant culture
immigrant experience
immigration issues
interethnic relations
journalism
latin american communities
miami
modern history
multiculturalism
nonfiction
political
power and wealth
regional history
social sciences
sociology
spanish
students and teachers
textbooks
united states
urban life
urban studies
Product details
- ISBN 9780520233980
- Weight: 318g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 26 May 2003
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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For those opposed to immigration, Miami is a nightmare. Miami is the de facto capital of Latin America; it is a city where immigrants dominate, Spanish is ubiquitous, and Denny's is an ethnic restaurant. Are Miami's immigrants representative of a trend that is undermining American culture and identity? Drawing from in-depth fieldwork in the city and looking closely at recent events such as the Elian Gonzalez case, This Land Is Our Land examines interactions between immigrants and established Americans in Miami to address fundamental questions of American identity and multiculturalism. Rather than focusing on questions of assimilation, as many other studies have, this book concentrates on interethnic relations to provide an entirely new perspective on the changes wrought by immigration in the United States. A balanced analysis of Miami's evolution over the last forty years, This Land Is Our Land is also a powerful demonstration that immigration in America is not simply an "us versus them" phenomenon.
Alex Stepick is Director of the Immigration and Ethnicity Institute and Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Florida International University. Among his books is the award-winning City on the Edge: The Transformation of Miami (California, 1994, with Alejandro Portes). Max Castro is Senior Research Associate at Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, University of Miami. Guillermo Grenier is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Florida International University. Marvin Dunn is Professor and Chair, Psychology Department, Florida International University.
