Specters of Belonging : the Political Life Cycle of Mexican Migrants.

Drawing on his experiences leading citizenship classes for Mexican migrants and working with cross-border activists, Adrián Félix examines the political lives (and deaths) of Mexican migrants in Specters of Belonging. Tracing transnationalism across the different stages of the migrant political life...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Félix, Adrián, 1983-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2018.
Series:	Studies in subaltern Latina/o politics.
Subjects:	Citizenship > United States. Mexican Americans > Attitudes. Mexican Americans > Politics and government. Mexicans > United States > Politics and government. Naturalization > United States. Return migration > Mexico. Mexico > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. Américains d'origine mexicaine > Attitudes. Migration de retour > Mexique. États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Civics & Citizenship. Ethnic Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Citizenship Emigration and immigration > Social aspects Mexican Americans > Attitudes Mexican Americans > Politics and government Mexicans > Politics and government Naturalization Return migration Mexico United States Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Series; Specters of Belonging; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: Ghosts across Borders by Gustavo Arellano; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Political Life Cycle of Mexican Migrants; 2. Enunciations of Transnational Citizenship: Mexican Migrants' Encounters with Naturalization; 3. Enactments of Transnational Citizenship: Migrants' Entanglements with Mexican Party Politics; 4. Embodiments of Transnational Citizenship: Postmortem Repatriation from the United States to México; 5. Conclusion: Transnational Afterlife; Epilogue: Phantom Paisanos; Notes; References; Index.