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Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking

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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Date
2005-04-21
Pages
307
ISBN
9781573223058

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1573223050
ISBN-13
9781573223058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43446463

Product Key Features

Book Title
Translation Nation : Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Ethnic Studies / General, Sociology / General
Genre
Social Science
Author
Héctor Tobar
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-051478
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
305.868/073
Synopsis
In the national bestseller "Translation Nation," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar takes us on the definitive tour of the Spanish-speaking United States--a parallel nation, 35 million strong, that is changing the very notion of what it means to be an American in unprecedented and unexpected ways. Tobar begins on familiar terrain, in his native Los Angeles, with his family's story, along with that of two brothers of Mexican origin with very different interpretations of Americanismo, or American identity as seen through a Latin American lens--one headed for U.S. citizenship and the other for the wrong side of the law and the south side of the border. But this is just a jumping-off point. Soon we are in Dalton, Georgia, the most Spanish-speaking town in the Deep South, and in Rupert, Idaho, where the most popular radio DJ is known as "El Chupacabras." By the end of the book, we have traveled from the geographical extremes into the heartland, exploring the familiar complexities of Cuban Miami and the brand-new ones of a busy Omaha INS station. Sophisticated, provocative, and deeply human, "Translation Nation" uncovers the ways that Hispanic Americans are forging new identities, redefining the experience of the American immigrant, and reinventing the American community. It is a book that rises, brilliantly, to meet one of the most profound shifts in American identity.
LC Classification Number
E184.S75.T63 2005

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