Hispanics in the United States: A Demographic, Social, and Economic History, 1980-2005

by Laird W. Bergad and Herbert S. Klein

In 1980 the U.S. government began to systematically collect data on Hispanics. By 2005 the Latino population of the United States had become the nation's largest minority and is projected to comprise about one-third of the total U.S. population in 2050. Utilizing census data and other statistical source materials, this book examines the transformations in the demographic, social, and economic structures of Latino-Americans in the United States between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521889537
• ISBN13: 9780521889537
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"