Barrio dreams : Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the Neoliberal city
Davila, Arlene
Barrio dreams : Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the Neoliberal city - California University of California Press 2004 - xi,260p.
List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Barrio Business, Barrio Dreams 1
1. Dreams of Place and Housing Struggles 27
2. "El Barrio es de Todos": Predicaments of Culture and Place 59
3. Empowered Culture?: Tourism, the Empowerment Zone and the Selling of El Barrio 97
4. Culture as Business and Business as Culture: On Corporate Headquarters, Museums, and the Education of El Barrio 128
5. The Mexican Barrio: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and the Terrain of Latinidad 153
6. The Marketable Neighborhood: Outdoor Ads Meet Street Art 181
Some Final Words 205
Notes 215
References 235
Index 251
9780520240933
307.3416 / DAV
Barrio dreams : Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the Neoliberal city - California University of California Press 2004 - xi,260p.
List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Barrio Business, Barrio Dreams 1
1. Dreams of Place and Housing Struggles 27
2. "El Barrio es de Todos": Predicaments of Culture and Place 59
3. Empowered Culture?: Tourism, the Empowerment Zone and the Selling of El Barrio 97
4. Culture as Business and Business as Culture: On Corporate Headquarters, Museums, and the Education of El Barrio 128
5. The Mexican Barrio: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and the Terrain of Latinidad 153
6. The Marketable Neighborhood: Outdoor Ads Meet Street Art 181
Some Final Words 205
Notes 215
References 235
Index 251
9780520240933
307.3416 / DAV