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- 9781566392570
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN-10
1566392578
ISBN-13
9781566392570
eBay Product ID (ePID)
607200
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Deciding to Be Legal : a Maya Community in Houston
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Subject
Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Emigration & Immigration, Sociology / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
94-039636
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"This book makes an important contribution to the debate over immigration. It is theoretically sophisticated, particularly in its analysis of immigration and legalization as processes rather than definitive decisions, in its recognition that immigrants vary in the cultural and social capital that they bring, and in making clear that immigration means different things for men and for women. The empirical research is unusually rich since it is based on three years of intensive field work in which Hagan followed closely the decisions that her informants made with respect to staying or returning and taking advantage of the legalization provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The result is a fascinating account of how Maya Indians from Guatemala have adjusted to life in the post-industrial world of Houston. As one of the best urban ethnographies that I have read in a long time, it is essential reading not just for specialists in immigration but for anyone interested in how ethnicity is constructed in urban settings, in the formation of transnational communities, and in the study of the family as both resource and constraint among the urban poor." -- Bryan R. Roberts , Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, "This book makes an important contribution to the debate over immigration. It is theoretically sophisticated, particularly in its analysis of immigration and legalization as processes rather than definitive decisions, in its recognition that immigrants vary in the cultural and social capital that they bring, and in making clear that immigration means different things for men and for women. The empirical research is unusually rich since it is based on three years of intensive field work in which Hagan followed closely the decisions that her informants made with respect to staying or returning and taking advantage of the legalization provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The result is a fascinating account of how Maya Indians from Guatemala have adjusted to life in the post-industrial world of Houston. As one of the best urban ethnographies that I have read in a long time, it is essential reading not just for specialists in immigration but for anyone interested in how ethnicity is constructed in urban settings, in the formation of transnational communities, and in the study of the family as both resource and constraint among the urban poor." -Bryan R. Roberts, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, "This book makes an important contribution to the debate over immigration. It is theoretically sophisticated, particularly in its analysis of immigration and legalization as processes rather than definitive decisions, in its recognition that immigrants vary in the cultural and social capital that they bring, and in making clear that immigration means different things for men and for women. The empirical research is unusually rich since it is based on three years of intensive field work in which Hagan followed closely the decisions that her informants made with respect to staying or returning and taking advantage of the legalization provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The result is a fascinating account of how Maya Indians from Guatemala have adjusted to life in the post-industrial world of Houston. As one of the best urban ethnographies that I have read in a long time, it is essential reading not just for specialists in immigration but for anyone interested in how ethnicity is constructed in urban settings, in the formation of transnational communities, and in the study of the family as both resource and constraint among the urban poor." --Bryan R. Roberts, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, "Hagan's study is a welcome addition to the small but growing literature on the contemporary Maya diaspora." -- Geographical Review, "Hagan's study is a welcome addition to the small but growing literature on the contemporary Maya diaspora." - Geographical Review, "This book makes an important contribution to the debate over immigration. It is theoretically sophisticated, particularly in its analysis of immigration and legalization as processes rather than definitive decisions, in its recognition that immigrants vary in the cultural and social capital that they bring, and in making clear that immigration means different things for men and for women. The empirical research is unusually rich since it is based on three years of intensive field work in which Hagan followed closely the decisions that her informants made with respect to staying or returning and taking advantage of the legalization provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The result is a fascinating account of how Maya Indians from Guatemala have adjusted to life in the post-industrial world of Houston. As one of the best urban ethnographies that I have read in a long time, it is essential reading not just for specialists in immigration but for anyone interested in how ethnicity is constructed in urban settings, in the formation of transnational communities, and in the study of the family as both resource and constraint among the urban poor." - Bryan R. Roberts , Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.897/407641411
Table Of Content
TablesPreface and AcknowledgmentsPart I: Building a Community Structure in Houston1. Introduction2. Community of Origin and the Transfer of Cultural Resources3. The Settlement ProcessPart II: The Journey through Legalization4. The Social Process of Becoming Legal5. Life after Legalization6. ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
To study the settlement process of undocumented migrants, this work examines one of Houston's Maya communities, the approximately 900 Maya from a township in the Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala. It traces this Maya community from its genesis in 1978 to the complex effects of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
LC Classification Number
E99.M433H34 1994
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