附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-275) and index.
Dependence or interdependence: issues and policy choices facing Latin Americans and Latinos / Rebecca Morales -- Interdependence, inequality, and identity: linking Latinos and Latin Americans / Manuel Pastor, Jr. -- Trading places: U.S. Latinos and trade liberalization in the Americas / Manuel Pastor, Jr., and Carol Wise -- The transnationalization of immigration policy / Saskia Sassen -- The burden of interdependence: demographic, economic, and social prospects for Latinos in the reconfigured U.S. economy / Jorge Chapa -- From estrangement to affinity: dilemmas of identity among Hispanic children / Patricia Fernández-Kelly -- The economic development of El Barrio / Edwin Meléndez -- 1995-terreno peligroso/danger zone: cultural relations between Chicanos and Mexicans at the end of the century / Guillermo Gómez-Peña -- Visions of Dominicanness in the United States / Silvio Torres-Saillant -- The legacy of conquest and discovery: meditations on ethnicity, race, and American politics / Gerald Torres -- Transnational political and cultural identities: crossing theoretical borders / María de los Angeles Torres -- Popular movements and economic globalization / Jeremy Brecher -- The new synthesis of Latin American and Latino studies / Pedro Cabán -- Rethinking Latino/Latin American interdependence: new knowing, new practice / Frank Bonilla.
摘要:This new reality -- the Latinization of the United States -- is driven by forces that reach well beyond U.S. borders. It asserts itself demographically, politically, in the workplace, and in daily life. The perception that Latinos are now positioned to help bring about change in the Americas from within the United States has taken hold, sparking renewed interest and specific initiatives by hemispheric governments to cultivate new forms of relationships with emigrant communities. Borderless Borders describes the structural processes and active interventions taking place inside and outside U.S. Latino communities. After a context-setting introduction by urban planner Rebecca Morales, the contributors focus on four themes. Economist Manuel Pastor Jr., urban sociologist Saskia Sassen, and political scientist Carol Wise look at emerging forms of global and transnational interdependence and at whether they are likely to produce individuals who are economically independent or simply more dependent. Sociologist Jorge Chapa, social anthropologist Maria P. Fernández Kelly, and economist Edwin Meléndez examine the negative impact of economic and political restructuring within the United States, especially within Latino communities. Performance artist Guillermo Gomez-Peña, legal scholar Gerald Torres, political scientist María de los Angeles Torres, and modern language specialist Silvio Torres-Saillant consider the implications -- for community formation, citizenship, political participation, and human rights -- of the fact that individuals are forced to construct identities for themselves in more than one sociopolitical setting. Finally, sociologist Jeremy Brecher, sociologist Frank Bonilla, and political scientist Pedro Cabán speculate on new paths into international relations and issue-oriented social movements and organizations among these mobile populations. To supplement the written contributions, painter Bibiana Suárez has chosen several artworks that cont
