As immigrants came to the United States from Mexico, the term
"Greater Mexico" was coined to specify the area of their greatest
concentration. America's southwest border was soon heavily
populated with Mexico's people, culture, and language. In Hispanics
in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999, however, Jorge Iber shows that
Greater Mexico extends even farther than presumed as he explores
the Hispanic population in one of the "whitest" states in the Union
-- Utah.
By 1997, Hispanics were a notable part of Utah's population and
could be found in all of the state's major cities working in
tourist, industrial, and service occupations. Although these
characteristics reflect the population trends in other states, Iber
centers on those aspects which set Utah's Hispanic comunidad apart
from the rest.
Iber considers why many in the Utah Hispanic comunidad are
leaving Catholicism for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (LDS). He examines how conversion affects the
Spanish-speaking population and how these Hispanic believers are
affecting the Mormon Church.
Iber also concentrates on the geographic separation of Hispanics
in Utah from their Mexican, Latin American, New Mexican, and
Coloradoan roots. He examines patterns of Hispanic assimilation and
acculturation in a setting which is vastly different from other
Western and Southwestern states.
Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999 is an important source
for scholars in ethnic studies, American studies, religion, and
Western history. Drawing on both oral and written histories
collected by the University of Utah and many notable organizations
including the American G.I. Forum, SOCIO, Centro de la Familia, the
Salt Lake Catholic Diocese,and the LDS Church, Iber has compiled an
interesting and informative study of the experience of Hispanics in
Utah, which represents "another fragment in the expanding mosaic
that is the history of the Spanish-speaking people of the United
States".
General
| Imprint: |
Texas A & M University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest |
| Release date: |
May 2000 |
| First published: |
May 2000 |
| Authors: |
Jorge Iber
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| Edition: |
1st ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-89096-933-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Ethnic studies >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-89096-933-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780890969335 |
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