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The Other Side: Notes from the New L.A., Mexico City, and Beyond (Vintage Departures)

by Ruben Martinez

The Other Side: Notes from the New L.A., Mexico City, and Beyond (Vintage Departures) Cover

ISBN13: 9780679745914
ISBN10: 0679745912
Condition: Standard
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Here is a convincing, often exhilarating vision of a new Latino culture that bubbles from San Salvador to L.A. and that embraces cumbia and hip-hop, anarchists and Catholic priests. The Other Side describes a future that--for some of us--has already arrived. Photographs throughout.

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ISBN:
9780679745914
Subtitle:
Notes from the New L.A., Mexico City, and Beyond
Author:
Martinez, Ruben
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
United States - West - Pacific (General)
Subject:
United states
Subject:
International
Subject:
Minority Studies
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
Los angeles (calif.)
Subject:
Hispanic americans
Subject:
Los angeles
Subject:
Politics and culture
Subject:
Los Angeles (Calif.) Politics and government.
Subject:
International Relations - General
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
Hispanic Americans -- California -- Los Angeles.
Edition Description:
1st Vintage departures ed.
Series:
Vintage Departures
Series Volume:
0000
Publication Date:
May 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
8.04x5.22x.52 in. .45 lbs.

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