World History, United States History - 20th Century - General & Miscellaneous, Latinos, Ethnic & Race Relations, Latinos & Latin Americans, Diplomatic Relations, Colonialism & Imperialism, United States History - General & Miscellaneous, Immigration & Emi
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Overview
Within the next decade, Hispanics will become the largest minority group in the United States. The new immigrants have ignited a vibrant "Latin explosion" in American popular culture. But the Latino influence reaches far beyond music, sports, cuisine, or the latest magazine cover.Spanning five hundred years -- from the first New World colonies to our nation's nineteenth-century westward expansion, from the days of gunboat diplomacy to the turn of the millennium -- Harvest of Empire features family portraits of real-life immigrant Latino pioneers, as well as sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland, and how they have transformed the nation's cultural landscape.
Editorials
Robinson
[W]ith Harvest of Empire, Juan Gonzalez has made a serious, significant contribution to understanding who the Hispanics of the United States are and where they come from. This ambitious, well-researched book highlights positive traits that are often overlooked, like Hispanics' high rates of employment and business formation, and underscores how their struggles have been compounded by an anti-immigrant climate and the disappearance of high-wage union jobs that helped earlier arrivals climb up the socioeconomic ladder.—The New York Times Book Review
San Diego Tribune
Methodical, convincing and written in a style that makes its fact-filled chapters flow with ease... a fresh perspective on the long history of Latinos in the United States... offers an insider's view of the rich and varied fabric of the people soon to be the largest minority in the United States.Book Details
Published
March 30, 2000
Publisher
New York : Viking, 2000.
Pages
352
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780670867202