The Hispanic Condition: The Power of a People

by Ilan Stavans

Overview

In The Hispanic Condition, Ilan Stavans offers a subtle and insightful meditation on Hispanic society in the United States. A native of Mexico, Stavans has emerged as one of the most distinguished Latin American writers of our time, an award-winning novelist and critic praised by scholars and beloved by readers. In this pioneering psycho-historical profile, he delves into the cultural differences and similarities among the five major Hispanic groups: Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, and Spaniards.

Masterfully interweaving historical, literary, and political references with his personal experience, Stavans discusses the divisions within a common heritage; customs of music, love, sex, marriage, and religious belief; the role of the intellectual in society; ideological struggle; and the hopeful visions of the future at the core of a civilization rooted in the trauma of the past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060935863
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/06/2001
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture and Five College–40th Anniversary Professor at Amherst College.

Ilán Stavans nació en México, en 1961. Cursó estudios de posgrado en la Universidad de Columbia, y ahora tiene la cátedra Lewis-Sebring de cultura latina y latinoamericana en Amherst College.

What People are Saying About This

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

“Savvy and engaging. Stavans is an inventive interpreter of the contemporary cultures of the Americas.”

Majorie Agosin

“A landmark study that explores with defiance and originality the convoluted Latino identity.”

Editorial Reviews

Savvy and engaging. Stavans is an inventive interpreter of the contemporary cultures of the Americas.” — Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

“A landmark study that explores with defiance and originality the convoluted Latino identity.” — Majorie Agosin, Wellesley College

From the Publisher

Savvy and engaging. Stavans is an inventive interpreter of the contemporary cultures of the Americas.

Henry Louis Gates

A landmark study that explores with defiance and originality the convoluted Latino identity.

Majorie Agosin

Savvy and engaging. Stavans is an inventive interpreter of the contemporary cultures of the Americas.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.