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Clandestine crossings : migrants and coyotes on the Texas-Mexico border / David Spener.

Author/creator Spener, David, 1961-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxiv, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The unfolding of apartheid in South Texas : domination, resistance, and migration -- Clandestine crossing at the beginning of the twenty-first century : the long march through the brush country -- Coyotaje as a cultural practice applied to migration -- Coyotaje and migration in the contemporary period -- Trust, distrust, and power : the social embeddedness of coyote-assisted border-crossings -- Passing judgment : coyotes in the discourse of clandestine border-crossing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009025029
ISBN9780801447495 (alk. paper)
ISBN0801447496 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780801475894 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0801475899 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JV6475 .S64 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold