Format:
X, 166 S
,
Ill., Kt., graph. Darst.
Edition:
2. ed
ISBN:
0205521029
,
9780205521029
Series Statement:
The new immigrants series
Content:
Kaal as context -- Yucatan in the context of United States-Mexico migration -- Living in Kaal -- The meaning of "Mayanness" -- Yucatecans in the "Big D" -- Racial and ethnic relations in Dallas -- The Yucatecans in Dallas -- Crossing the line : migrants and the U.S.-Mexico border -- U.S. migration law, border crossing, and transnational migration -- The border crossing process -- Effects of border crossing -- Border crossing : "weapon of the weak" -- Migrant agendas and transnationalism -- Yucatecan migrant agendas -- Migrant agendas : two examples -- Circumventing the nation-state -- Dallas-Yucatan transnational migration -- Goods and information -- Women and men migrants -- Women and men from Kaal : gendered social spheres -- Case studies of migrant couples -- Discussion of the cases -- Conclusion : Yucatecan men and women in Dallas -- Yucatecan migrants and social change -- Final thoughts : will transnationalism last?
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 150 - 161
,
Originally publ.: 2004
Language:
English
Keywords:
Dallas, Tex.
;
Mexikaner
;
Einwanderung
;
Soziale Integration
;
Yucatán
;
Auswanderung
;
Dallas, Tex.
