TY  - BOOK
AU  - Flores,Juan
TI  - From bomba to hip-hop: Puerto Rican culture and Latino identity
T2  - Popular cultures, everyday lives
SN  - 0231110766 (acid-free paper)
AV  - E184.P85 F58 2000
U1  - 305.868/7295073 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Puerto Ricans
KW  - United States
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Local
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Arts, Puerto Rican
KW  - Ethnic identity
KW  - 1971-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0b8c9-aa
ER  -