{"product_id":"taino-revival-critical-perspectives-on-puerto-rican-identity-and-cultural-politics-9781558762596","title":"Taino Revival: Critical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Identity and Cultural Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stimulating and timely collection examines the Ta no revi­val movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who promote or have adopted the culture and pedigree of the pre-Columbian Ta no Indian population of Puerto Rico and the western Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ta nos became a symbol of Puerto Rican identity at the end of the 19th century, when local governments and nationalistic intellectuals began to appropriate the Ta nos for the conception of a socially and racially balanced Puerto Rican society. Activists in the Puerto Rican diaspora revitalized this idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern critics now claim that the Ta no heritage has been canonized through state-sponsored institutions, such as festivals, mu­seums, and textbooks, at the expense of blacks. In the past, officials, alarmed at the black majorities on the other Caribbean Islands, tried to \"whiten\" Puerto Rican society by calling all people of color Ta nos. Others complain that the Ta no revival lost its fervor, evolving from an anti-colonialist movement to a mere fashionable trend. Still, the Ta no heritage remains a central part of Puerto Rican identity in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11967695\"\u003eGabriel Haslip-Viera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Wiener Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558762596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558762590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC002010\"\u003eAnthropology | Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL057000\"\u003eWorld | Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Markus Wiener Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673911070957,"sku":"9781558762596","price":30.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_25f5ff37-9f0f-4bd0-967a-89f8f9b7f7db.jpg?v=1649560682","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/taino-revival-critical-perspectives-on-puerto-rican-identity-and-cultural-politics-9781558762596","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}