Inventing Latinos

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Author: Laura E. GmezISBN: 9781595589170Publisher: New Press, TheYear first published: 02 Nov 2020Pages: 336 Format: HardbackNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by NPRAn NPR Be st Book of the Year, exploring the impact of Latinos' new collective racial identity on the way Americans understand race, with a new afterword by the authoridentity. And the catalyst for this emergent identity, she argues, has been the ferocity of anti-Latino racism.In whatBooklistcalls "an incisive study of history, complex interrogation of racial construction, and sophisticated legal argument," Gmez "packs a knockout punch" (Publishers Weekly), illuminating for readers the fascinating race-making, unmaking, and re-making processes that Latinos have undergone over time, indelibly changing the way race functions in this country.Building on the "insightful and well-researched" (Kirkus Reviews) material of the original, the paperback features a new afterword in which the author analyzes results of the 2020 Census, providing brilliant, timely insight about how Latinos have come to self-identify. Show more