The politics, economics, and culture of Mexican-U.S. migration : both sides of the border / edited by Edward Ashbee, Helene Balslev Clausen, and Carl Pedersen.

Other author Ashbee, Edward.
Other author Clausen, Helene Balslev.
Other author Pedersen, Carl.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Descriptionx, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Somos Americanos : Mexican immigration and US national identity in the twenty-first century / Carl Pedersen -- Mexican mestiz identity in the twenty-first century / Helene Balslev Clausen -- The other side of the migration story : Mexican women in the United States / Silvia E. Giorguli Saucedo, Maria Adela Angoa Perez, and Selene Gaspar Olvera -- From precarious, low-paying jobs in Mexico to precarious, low-paying jobs in the United States / Elaine Levine -- Sending money home : the dynamics of Mexico-US remittances / Mario Villarreal and Megan Davy -- The impact of NAFTA on the Mexican-US border region / Elena Labastida-Tovar -- Transnational social networks and international trade / Magdalena Barros Nock -- Beyond border crossing and soulless places : the role of Mexico's northern border cities in the construction of transnational social spaces / Cristobal Mendoza -- Changing representations of the border / Mario Alberto Velazquez -- Boundaries in border films - the other as our redemption / Jan Gustafsson -- Baldwin Park, historical narratives and American identities / Anne Magnussen -- Textual representations of the border and border-crossers : constructing latino enemies in the New York Times / Ken Henriksen -- Mexican immigration and the question of identity in the United states / Raphael Gomez -- Immigration and the 2006 U.S. midterm elections / Edward Ashbee -- Immigration, social policy, and politics in the United States / Alex Waddan -- From the margin to the middle? The origin, transformation, and direction of the minutemen / Pia Moller -- Migrants, votes, and the 2006 Mexican presidential elections / Helene Balslev Clausen and Mario Alberto Velazquez -- Sovereignty along El Rio Bravo/The Rio Grande : changes in US immigration law and Mexican foreign relations law / Ernesto Hernandez-Lopez.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007021996
ISBN1403984948
ISBN9781403984944

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