In the 2000 U.S. Census, 12.5% of Americans (more than 22 million people) identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino, with the vast majority of Mexican descent. (As a matter of fact, by 2006 Hispanics are expected to overtake blacks as the largest ethnic group in the country, with their culture expected to greatly influence the greater U.S. culture.) The fascination with things Latino--from margaritas and Cinco de Mayo to salsa music, the poems of Pablo Neruda, and the mambo and tango--continues unabated. The Complete Idiot's GuideA (R) to Latino History and Culture brings the Latino universe to life, in a grand exploration of 400 years of Hispanic influence in the New World.
- ISBN10 0028643607
- ISBN13 9780028643601
- Publish Date 4 September 2002
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 13 November 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 336
- Language English