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

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'Border Lives' tells the story of former, current, and future border crossers who live in Tijuana and use the border as a resource to construct their livelihoods. Drawing on almost a year and a half of ethnographic data, Sergio Chávez demonstrates the ways in which the border can be both a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chávez, Sergio R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : 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.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Conditions sociales.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Conditions économiques.
Transnationalisme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Economic history
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Immigrants > Social conditions
Social conditions
Transnationalism
California > San Diego
Mexico > Baja California (Peninsula)
Mexico > Tijuana (Baja California)
North America > Mexican-American Border Region
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Border Lives' tells the story of former, current, and future border crossers who live in Tijuana and use the border as a resource to construct their livelihoods. Drawing on almost a year and a half of ethnographic data, Sergio Chávez demonstrates the ways in which the border can be both a resource and a constraint on people's lives.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199380596
0199380597
9780199380619
0199380619
9780199380602
0199380600