From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino

From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity

Neither immigrants nor ethnics, neither foreign nor "hyphenated Americans" in the usual sense of that term, Puerto Ricans in New York have created a distinct identity both on the island of Puerto Rico and in the cultural landscape of the United States. Juan Flores considers the uniqueness of Puerto Rican culture and identity in relation to that of other Latino groups in the United Statesâ€•as well as to other minority groups, especially African Americans. Architecture and urban space, literary traditions, musical styles, and cultural movements provide some of the sites and moments of a cultural world defined by the interplay of continuity and transformation, heritage and innovation, roots and fusion. Exploring this wide range of cultural expressionâ€•both in the diaspora and in Puerto Ricoâ€•Flores highlights the rich complexities and fertile contradictions of Latino identity.
Country USA
Brand Columbia University Press
Manufacturer Columbia University Press
Binding Paperback
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UnitCount 1
EANs 9780231110778
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity