The groundbreaking work in Hispanic theology; relates the story of the Galilean Jesus to the story of a new mestizo people.In this work; which marked the arrival of a new era of Hispanic/Latino theology in the United States; Virgilio Elizondo described the "Galilee principle": "What human beings reject; God chooses as his very own". This principle is well understood by Mexican-Americans; for whom mestizaje -- the mingling of ethnicity; race; and culture -- is a distinctive feature of their identity. In the person of Jesus; whose marginalized Galilean identity also marked him as a mestizo; the Mexican-American struggle for identity and new life becomes luminous.
#1620315 in Books Barricade Books 2007-01-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.53 x .97 x 5.80l; .95 #File Name: 1569803188278 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Gangsters of HarlemBy Anthony ColoinsI found the book very engaging; reveling the players as well as the situations that caused their criminal paths. The writing is engaging and well researched; as I was able to find a multitude of documents that consigned everything I read. I will definitely read again and pass on to others. Great for research on Harlem but better for understanding the Underground Economies of economically ravaged communities.17 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Liked it... after Page 25By Thomas HuntOverall; I liked it a lot. It is interesting reading and - at least in parts - a useful historical reference.The book's opening; which deals with the Italian gangsters of East Harlem in the 1900s; contains some inaccuracies about the Morello-Terranova clan (The Morello family was certainly NOT the "first established Italian American Mafia family;" Giuseppe Morello and Peter Morello were the same person; Nicholas Morello was actually Nicholas Terranova; and the Terranova boys were half-brothers to Giuseppe; not step-brothers.) and makes some shaky statements about the origins of lottery rackets.Despite these errors and others; the tales of Morello; Lupo; Terranova and Gallucci certainly will appeal to the casual reader. But why Chepesiuk decided to lead off his book with this superficially researched stuff rather than use the more reliable bits of it to backfill stories occurring later on remains a mystery. A tougher reviewer might penalize him a star for that bad decision; but there's enough good stuff in the rest of the book to make up for it."Gangsters" starts moving with the Harlem Renaissance of the Jazz Age. Tales from this period are easily worth the price of admission. Chepesiuk explores colorful underworld characters like Dutch Schultz; "Mad Dog" Coll and Owen Madden; and renowned entertainers like Duke Ellington; Cab Calloway and Louie Armstrong. The reader is likely to be left wanting more from this exciting and culturally rich era (though some Milton Mezzrow material sounds like it was drawn from a drug-culture website or from Mezzrow's own notoriously unreliable autobiography and is very difficult to accept).Chepesiuk finally hits his stride as he discusses the rise of the African American gangster in Harlem and the various underworld rackets; including the evolution of the drug trade's focus from heroin to marijuana to crack cocaine. He provides fairly detailed biographies of the more noteworthy figures; like Bumpy Johnson and Queenie St. Clair; Frank "Black Caesar" Matthews; "Untouchable" Nicky Barnes; Pee Wee Kirkland and Frank "Super Fly" Lucas. At this point; the author seems more determined than he was earlier to set the historical record straight. He challenges some old legends and "Gangsters of Harlem" becomes a valuable resource.On the whole; "Gangsters" is a well written and entertaining work. I do recommend it... from about Chapter 2 on.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Crime Does Pay... For a WhileBy Elliot MalachI can't vouch for the historical accuracy of the book; but I found it very entertaining.Every chapter is about a different gang or gangster from the late 1800s through the present. Some were pretty colorful characters for their short lives; since it is not a profession many actually retire from. Quite a few of the gangsters were involved in the numbers; and the author does a good job of showing how the system operated in connection with the Italian Mafia.The last chapter covers the corrupt police who were as bad as most of the criminals.The book is a quick; easy read but does not go into a lot of depth.
