The Making of Latin London: Salsa Music, Place and Identity - Hardcover

Roman-Velazquez, Patria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840148810 ISBN 13: 9781840148817

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This book focuses on how Latin American people and cultural practices have moved from one continent to another, and specifically to London. How do Latin Americans experience such a process and what part do different people play in the re-making of Latin identities in the neighbourhoods, parks, bars and dance clubs of London? Through a critical engagement with theories of globalization, the geography of power, cultural identity and the transformation of places, the book explores how the formation of Latin identities is directly related to wider social, economic and political processes. Drawing on the voices of migrant peoples, community activists, shop owners, sports organizers, club owners, dancers, dance teachers, musicians and disc jockeys, the book argues that the micro movements of people - through a shopping mall or across a dance floor in a club - are directly connected to global processes involving the regulated movement of citizens, sounds and images across national boundaries and through cities.

About this title

About the Author:

Patria Roman-Velazquez, City University, UK

Review:

'...this is a well documented study that includes an analysis of contemporary theories about cultural identities...this is a pioneering study - of academic nature - that extends the growing area of cultural studies in relation to concepts such as nation, identity and migration.' El Neuvo Dia '...well researched, well written and a genuinely interesting account...' Ethnic and Racial Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1840148810
• ISBN 13: 9781840148817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176