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Border lives : fronterizos, transnational migrants, and commuters in Tijuana /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chávez, Sergio R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
San Diego (Calif.) > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Immigrants > Mexico > Baja California (Peninsula) > Social conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region > Economic conditions.
Transnationalism.
Economic history.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Immigrants > Social conditions.
Social conditions.
California > San Diego.
Mexico > Baja California (Peninsula)
Mexico > Tijuana (Baja California)
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Table of Contents:
  • Crafting border livelihoods
  • The occupational careers of ex-braceros
  • Becoming a border commuter
  • Strategies for crossing the border through (non)inspection
  • Border networks
  • Conclusion: Lessons from Tijuana
  • Appendix: Methodological reflection.