Barrio Dreams

, by Davila, Arlene M.

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ISBN: 9780520240926 | 0520240928
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/2004

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This book examines the process of contemporary gentrification of East Harlem/El Barrio in New York while the area is becoming more Mexicanized as well.

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List of Illustrations	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Barrio Business, Barrio Dreams	1	(26)
1. Dreams of Place and Housing Struggles	27	(32)
2. "El Barrio es de Todos": Predicaments of Culture and Place	59	(38)
3. Empowered Culture? The Empowerment Zone and the Selling of El Barrio	97	(31)
4. The Edison Project: On Corporate Headquarters, Museums, and the Education of El Barrio	128	(25)
5. The Mexican Barrio: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and the Terrain of Latinidad	153	(28)
6. The Marketable Neighborhood: Outdoor Ads Meet Street Art	181	(24)
Some Final Words	205	(10)
Notes	215	(20)
References	235	(16)
Index	251

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