Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375713200)

An unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican-Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial and cultural synthesis--mestizaje--that has defined the Mexican people since the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century. He persuasively argues that the rapidly expanding Mexican American integration into the mainstream is changing not only how Americans think about race but also how we envision our nation. Brilliantly reasoned, highly thought provoking, and as historically sound as it is anecdotally rich, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds is a major contribution to the discussion of the cultural and political future of the United States.

Author: Gregory Rodriguez
ISBN-10: 0375713204
ISBN-13: 9780375713200
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 10/14/2008
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.26w x 0.74d