Arab and Jewish Immigrants in Latin America: Images and Realities

by Ignacio Klich (Editor), Jeffrey Lesser (Editor)

Overview

This collection of essays addresses various aspects of Arab and Jewish immigration and acculturation in Latin America. The volume examines how the Latin American elites who were keen to change their countries' ethnic mix felt threatened by the arrival of Arabs and Jews.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714648736
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/1998
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ignacio Klich, Jeffrey Lesser

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Arab-Jewish Coexistence in the First Half of 1900s’ Argentina, Ignacio Klich; Chapter 2 ‘Jews are Turks Who Sell on Credit’, Jeffrey Lesser; Chapter 3 Arabs and Jews in the Development of the Colombian Caribbean 1850–1950, Louise Fawcett, Eduardo Posada-Carbo; Chapter 4 Between Privilege and Opprobrium, Brenda Gayle Plummer; Chapter 5 The Arab-Jewish Economic Presence in San Pedro Sula, the Industrial Capital of Honduras, Darío A. Euraque; Chapter 6 Re-creating Community, Liz Hamui-Halabe; Chapter 7 The Economic and Social Condition of Jewish and Arab Immigrants in Bolivia, 1890–1980, Marc J. Osterweil; Chapter 8 Ethnic History, Nationalism and Transnationalism in Argentine Arab and Jewish Cultures, Michael Humphrey; Chapter 9 The Question of ‘Argentinida?, Estela Valverde; Chapter 10 The Historiography of Jewish Immigration to Argentina, Fabiana Sabina Tolcachier; Chapter 11 The Historiography of Arab Immigration to Argentina, Theresa Alfaro Velcamp;

Editorial Reviews

A collection of essays addressing various aspects of Arab and Jewish immigration and aculturation in Latin America since the 19th century. Major themes are discrimination and prejudice as a component of Arab and Jewish life in the region, and negotiating national identity. Topics include elite images of Arabs and Jews in Brazil, Arab-Jewish coexistence in 1900s Argentina, and Christians from Lebanon and Jews from Syria in Mexico. This group of studies first appeared in a Special Issue of , vol. 16, nos. 1 & 2, March/July 1997. Paper edition (unseen), $25.00. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"The articles bring important and interesting information about the insertion of Arabs and Jews in countries where it was (and still is) expected that all ethnic groups conform to the official construction of a national identity." - Sonia Bloomfield, University of Brasília – Retired; Bulletin of Latin American Research Vol. 30, No. 3


'With this collection, Latin American Jewish and Arab studies, as well as immigration studies, enter a challenging new phase.' - Choice

'This original publication heightens our awareness of many of the issues surrounding ethnicity and immigration in the region.' - British Bulletin Publications

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