Rachel H. Adler

Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas (eBook, ePUB)

Breaching the Border, Bridging the Distance

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through fascinating vignettes and case studies, this unique text illustrates how Yucatecan migrants actively maintain social ties across borders. It also paints a vivid picture of the people and their lives. It places them in the context of current U.S. immigration policy and mesmerizes students by bringing them up to speed on one of the most crucial issues facing the U.S. today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317342373
• Artikelnr.: 44169739

Autorenporträt

Rachel H. Adler is Professor of Sociology at the College of New Jersey. Her research interests include Urban Anthropology, including Latino Immigration to the US, and Medical Anthropology, particularly Nursing Practice.

Nancy Foner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her main area of interest is immigration, particularly comparing immigration today with earlier periods in the United States, the immigrant experience in various American gateway cities, and immigrants in the United States and Europe. She is the author or editor of eighteen books.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword to the SeriesAcknowledgementsIntroductionStudying the Yucatecans
in DallasOverviewKaal as ContextYucatan in the Context of United
States-Mexico MigrationLiving in KaalThe Meaning of
"Mayanness"ConclusionYucatecans in the "Big D" Racial and Ethnic Relations
in DallasThe Yucatecans in DallasConclusionCrossing the Line: Migrants and
the U.S.-Mexico BorderU.S. Migration Law, Border Crossing, and
Transnational MigrationThe Border Crossing ProcessEffects of Border
CrossingBorder Crossing: "Weapon of the Weak"Migrant Agendas and
TransnationalismYucatecan Migrant AgendasMigrant Agendas: Two
ExamplesCircumventing the Nation-StateDallas-Yucatan Transnational
MigrationGoods and InformationConclusionWomen and Men MigrantsWomen and Men
from Kaal: Gendered Social SpheresCase Studies of Migrant CouplesDiscussion
of the CasesConclusion: Yucatecan Men and Women in
DallasConclusionYucatecan Migrants and Social ChangeFinal Thoughts: Will
Transnationalism Last?EpilogueReferencesIndex