Enciclopedia del espanol en los Estados Unidos (Spanish Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Instituto Cervantes
Publisher: Espanol Santillana
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 1200
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.3 x 2.3
ISBN: 8493477214
Dewey Decimal Number: 031
EAN: 9788493477219
ASIN: 8493477214
Publication Date: October 20, 2008
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Product Description
Hispanics today make up 15% of the US population, with close to 45 million in numbers. Hispanic presence in public office is increasingly prominent, and specialists forecast an even more promising future for this growing minority: by the year 2050, Hispanics will have surpassed the 130 million mark, transforming the US into the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. The Encyclopedia of Spanish in the US offers detailed analyses of the past, present, and future of Spanish and Hispanic culture in the US, highlighting the demolinguistic reality of the diverse Spanish-speaking groups living in the US. Attention is also drawn to the vast cultural wealth of the Hispanic community, which has driven artistic creations that today hold a preeminent position in the country's cultural landscape. Its 80+ specialized articles cover historical, demographic and legal aspects that, among others, provide information on the teaching, translating, editing, mass media, linguistic analyses, cultural activities, and literary production of this rising minority. This comprehensive outlook on the role that the Hispanic community plays in the US reveals the keys to understanding the present and promoting the future of our language and culture in this country. This never-before published outline includes over 170 photographs, and more than 190 maps, graphs and tables. Description in Spanish: La comunidad hispanohablante en los Estados Unidos supone ya el 15% de la poblacion del pais y se situa en la frontera de los 45 millones. Los datos actuales hablan de un protagonismo hispano en la vida publica estadounidense que se hace cada vez mas patente. Pero los especialistas pronostican un futuro aun mas prometedor: para el ano 2050, se preve que la cifra supere los 130 millones y que los Estados Unidos se conviertan en el primer pais hispanohablante del planeta. La Enciclopedia del espanol en los Estados Unidos analiza, en mas de 80 articulos especializados, el pasado, el presente y el futuro del espanol y de la cultura hispana en el territorio estadounidense. En ellos, se aborda con especial interes la realidad demolinguistica de las distintas comunidades hispanohablantes residentes en el pais y la enorme riqueza cultural de una comunidad hispana cuyas creaciones artisticas ocupan ya un papel protagonista en la escena cultural de la nacion. Un completo panorama, nunca antes perfilado, sobre el papel del espanol, de la cultura en espanol y de los hispanos en los Estados Unidos que desvelara las claves para entender el presente e impulsar el futuro de nuestra lengua y nuestra cultura en este pais.
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Enciclopedia del espaol is a winner December 26, 2008
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I purchased this book based on a review in "El Herald" (Miami Herald's Spanish language version). It was a very strong review, although it sounded a bit 'professorial'.
In reality, the book turned out better than expected. It is a very comprehensive study/report on the usage of the Spanish language in the US - very detailed and extremely well researched.
The quality of the book is superior - excellent materials, good print, well organized. A real winner.
One less than perfect point: since it contains so much information, the print is rather small. Font color could be darker to facilitate reading.
One interesting anecdote: I made a gift to my brother in law, who had also saved the newspaper review as he wanted to give the book to a grand daughter who is studying Spanish and American studies! He was very surprised ... and extremely pleased when I gave him the book as a gift.
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