Flores, Juan. <br/><br/>
From bomba to hip-hop  Puerto Rican culture and Latino identity 
Juan Flores. 
 - New York  Columbia University Press  2000. 
 - 265 p.  ill.  24 cm. 
 - Popular cultures, everyday lives .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index. 
<br/><br/> "Essential reading for understanding both national and panethnic issues that influence cultural expression and the construction of Puerto Rican identity in the US. Analyzes distinctiveness of Puerto Rican culture in New York in relation to that of other US Latino groups. Theoretically grounded essays address many of the contradictions behind the complex process of identity construction among Puerto Ricans and other Latinos. Focuses on popular music and literature"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.  http://www.loc.gov/hlas/ 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0231110766 (acid-free paper) 0231110774 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99049285  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Puerto Ricans--Social life and customs.--United States<br/>Popular culture--United States.<br/>Arts, Puerto Rican--United States.<br/>Puerto Ricans--Ethnic identity.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social life and customs--1971-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E184.P85  / F58 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.868/7295073