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Being Brown in Dixie : Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Immigration in the New South /

Being Brown in Dixie : Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Immigration in the New South / ed. by Cameron D. Lippard, Charles A. Gallagher. - 1 online resource (389 p.) - Latino/as: Exploring Diversity and Change .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- 1 Introduction: Immigration, the New South, and the Color of Backlash -- 2 The Shifting Nature of Racism -- 3 Intergroup Relations: Reconceptualizing Discrimination and Hierarchy -- 4 Racialized Histories and Contemporary Population Dynamics in the New South -- 5 The Myth of Millions: Socially Constructing “Illegal Immigration” -- 6 Integrating into New Communities: The Latino Perspective -- 7 Unfair Housing Practices in Black and Brown -- 8 The Public Schools’ Response to the Immigration Boom -- 9 Southern Crime and Juvenile Justice -- 10 Racialized Hiring Practices for “Dirty” Jobs -- 11 Organizing Labor in a Right-to-Work State -- 12 Anti-Immigrant Mobilization in a Southern State -- 13 The Rise of Latino/a Political Influence -- 14 Success Stories: Proactive Community Responses to Immigration -- 15 Conclusion: Southern Location, National Implications -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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The authors explore how the dramatic influx of Latino populations in the US South has challenged and changed traditional conceptions of race.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781935049715

10.1515/9781935049715 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration.

F220.S75 ǂb B456 2011eb

305.868/075