This text will help students understand the complex social and linguistic issues which influence Spanish speakers in the US today. Author Fuller (anthropology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) encourages readers to support institutional policies and social practices which do not discriminate or rely on stereotypes. The first part of the book looks at the relationship between language and identities, with material on race, ethnicity, and Spanish speakers, and media representations of Spanish and Spanish speakers in US film and TV. The second half of the book details language practices surrounding Spanish language maintenance, linguistic consequences of Spanish English bilingualism in the US, and Latino education in the US. The book includes an extensive glossary plus chapter discussion and research questions. It is distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)