Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City

Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City

Arlene DÃ¡vila brilliantly considers the cultural politics of urban space in this lively exploration of Puerto Rican and Latino experience in New York, the global center of culture and consumption, where Latinos are now the biggest minority group. Analyzing the simultaneous gentrification and Latinization of what is known as El Barrio or Spanish Harlem, Barrio Dreams makes a compelling case thatâ€”despite neoliberalism's race-and ethnicity-free tenetsâ€”dreams of economic empowerment are never devoid of distinct racial and ethnic considerations.

DÃ¡vila scrutinizes dramatic shifts in housing, the growth of charter schools, and the enactment of Empowerment Zone legislation that promises upward mobility and empowerment while shutting out many longtime residents. Foregrounding privatization and consumption, she offers an innovative look at the marketing of Latino space. She emphasizes class among Latinos while touching on black-Latino and Mexican-Puerto Rican relations. Providing a unique multifaceted view of the place of Latinos in the changing urban landscape, Barrio Dreams is one of the most nuanced and original examinations of the complex social and economic forces shaping our cities today.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2004-07-02
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2004-07-02
Format	Kindle eBook

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