Latinos in the New South: Transformations of Place

Over the past decade, Latinos have emerged as one of the fastest-growing ethnic populations in the southern states of the U.S. Twenty American academics contribute 13 chapters to a contemporary and multi-disciplinary examination of the reasons for, impacts of and responses to Latino migration into the U.S. South. Drawing on both theory and empirical field-based research, the chapters offer insight into the Latino experiences in a range of states, in both rural and urban environments, demonstrating that there is no one single story of Latino based transformation in the South but rather multiple stories and diverse outcomes. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Heather Smith is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). She is also a Senior Researcher with the Vancouver, Canada-based Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis (RIIM). Owen Furuseth is Associate Provost for Metropolitan Studies and Extended Academic Programs at UNC Charlotte. Smith and Furuseth are co-directing research programs examining Latino immigrant experiences in the state of North Carolina and the Charlotte metropolitan region specifically.