Culture works: space, value, and mobility across the neoliberal Americas

Abstract

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Ideologies of Consumption and the Business of Shopping Malls in Puerto Rico 2 Authenticity and Space in Puerto Rico's Culture-Based Informal Economy 3 The Battle for Cultural Equity in the Global Arts Capital of the World 4 The Trials of Building a National Museum of the American Latino 5 Through Commerce, for Community: Miguel Luciano's Nuyorican Interventions 6 Tango Tourism and the Political Economy of Space 7 Urban/Creative Expats: Outsourcing Lives in Buenos Aires Conclusion: The Cultural Politics of Neoliberalism Notes References Index About the Author