| Asian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy: The Metamorphosis of Southern California Contributor(s): López-Garza, Marta (Editor), Diaz, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804736316 ISBN-13: 9780804736312 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: " This volume is of central importance to the new literature on cities because of its unique coverage. It not only supplies stimulating material on topics neglected by other studies, but also treats the material in an original manner that supplies new insights." -- Mark Gottdiener, State University of New York, Buffalo " This important and timely book is exciting because I know of no other comparative work within the context of the new global economy that focuses on changes in one metropolitan area. The idea of comparing Asian and Latino immigrant experiences is an inspired one, and the book is a model of scholarship and comparative studies." -- Evelyn Hu-DeHart, University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 331.620 |
| LCCN: 00058833 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 488 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Experiencing both the enormous benefits and the serious detriments of globalization and economic restructuring, Southern California serves as a magnet for immigrants from many parts of the world. This volume advances an emerging body of work that centers this region's future on the links between the two fastest-growing racial groups in California, Asians and Latinos, and the economic and social mainstream of this important sector of the global economy. The contributors to the anthology--scholars and community leaders with social science, urban planning, and legal backgrounds--provide a multi-faceted analysis of gender, class, and race relations. They also examine various forms of immigrant economic participation, from low-wage workers to entrepreneurs and capital investors. Asian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy documents the entrenchment of various immigrant communities in the socio-political and economic fabric of United States society and these communities' role in transforming the Los Angeles region. |