Reviews for The Fiesta Culture: How America Celebrates Hispanic Culture and Trivializes Hispanic People

The average rating for The Fiesta Culture: How America Celebrates Hispanic Culture and Trivializes Hispanic People based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-09-26 00:00:00 Dianne Brown Racial formation in the United States takes place over a short period of time. This is the condensed version of this book, which takes a look at different periods of time from the early 1600s all the way to 2000. One example of this comes late in the book, in chapter seven. The chapter discusses the changing of what it means to by white in the United States in the early 1900s. Covering 1930-1964, the chapter discusses the changes of the meaning of race and the emergence of the new term, "ethnicity." Before the 1930s, race was believed to be a scientific difference between humans. But, according to Bayor, scientists in the 1940s changed their tone and published articles that supported the fact that race is not a scientific issue, but rather a social issue. While this example is a small one, it is just one of many similar passages in this book and offers a taste of what you should expect going into the book. This book is an excellent read for anyone interested in sociology and history and is one that I would recommend to any professor seeking a good source on the topic for a class.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-04-04 00:00:00 Julie Cavaliero Very well written and researched. Non-academics won't enjoy it, but a fascinating read for those who like statistics.