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The world of Mexican migrants : the rock and the hard place / Judith Adler Hellman

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Hellman, Judith Adler

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by W. W. Norton & Co. , 2008.Description: xxiv, 256 p. : map ; 25 cmISBN:

9781565848382

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DDC classification:

LAS 305.868 HEL

LOC classification:

E184.M5 H385 2008

Summary: Hellman (York U., Canada) offers insights into the lives of the 6 million undocumented Mexican migrant workers currently living in the United States, noting that the fluctuations in this populace are directly related to social and economic condition in their homeland. The author interviews a number of these migrants, examining living conditions in major American cities such as Los Angeles and New York as well as in native villages back in Mexico. Emphasis is placed on the political views and opinions of these workers, which are often ignored in this country. This is a vital study for students of Latin American studies as well as a general audience, and is based upon a wealth of data that has been collected since the 1960s.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 305.868 HEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Material retirado/oculto del Opac		037173

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Hellman (York U., Canada) offers insights into the lives of the 6 million undocumented Mexican migrant workers currently living in the United States, noting that the fluctuations in this populace are directly related to social and economic condition in their homeland. The author interviews a number of these migrants, examining living conditions in major American cities such as Los Angeles and New York as well as in native villages back in Mexico. Emphasis is placed on the political views and opinions of these workers, which are often ignored in this country. This is a vital study for students of Latin American studies as well as a general audience, and is based upon a wealth of data that has been collected since the 1960s.

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