Race and Identity in Hispanic America: The White, the Black, and the Brown

This book offers a historical and comparative overview of the evolution of racial classifications in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

The Hispanicization of America is precipitating a paradigm shift in racial thinking in which race is no longer defined by distinct characteristics but rather is becoming synonymous with ethnic/cultural identity.

Traditionally, assimilation has been conceived of as a unidirectional and racialized phenomenon. Newly arrived immigrant groups or ...