ISBN:
9780804777520
,
0804777527
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiii, 370 p.)
,
ill., maps.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Marrow, Helen B New destination dreaming
DDC:
305.868075
Keywords:
Hispanic Americans Social conditions
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Southern States
;
Hispanic Americans Legal status, laws, etc
;
Southern States
;
Latin Americans Social conditions
;
Southern States
;
Latin Americans Legal status, laws, etc
;
Southern States
;
Immigrants Social conditions
;
Southern States
;
Hispanic Americans Social conditions
;
Hispanic Americans Legal status, laws, etc
;
Latin Americans Social conditions
;
Latin Americans Legal status, laws, etc
;
Immigrants Social conditions
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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Emigration and immigration
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Hispanic Americans ; Legal status, laws, etc
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Hispanic Americans ; Social conditions
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Immigrants ; Social conditions
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Latin Americans ; Legal status, laws, etc
;
Latin Americans ; Social conditions
;
Race relations
;
Rural conditions
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Southern States Emigration and immigration
;
Southern States Rural conditions
;
Southern States Race relations
;
Southern States
;
Southern States Race relations
;
Southern States Emigration and immigration
;
Southern States Rural conditions
;
Southern States
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Annotation
Abstract:
Introduction : immigrant incorporation in rural new destinations -- "I'm a person who likes tranquility a lot" : Southern region and rural space in the Hispanic newcomer experience -- "The Americans give you the opportunity to work and grow" : stability and short-distance mobility in the new rural Southern economy -- "It's not like if you work in a big place and you can move up the ladder" : insecurity and stagnation in the old rural Southern economy -- "The Blacks don't like us, and it's worse than with the Whites" : class structure, Black population size, and the threat of social leapfrogging -- "The White Americans have always been very friendly" : discrimination, racial expectations, and moral hierarchies in the Black-White binary -- "We're here to serve our residents" : service-inspired responsiveness to Hispanic newcomers in education and health -- "If I didn't trust you before, I don't even want to see you now" : regulatory ambivalence in law enforcement and the courts -- Conclusion : promises and pitfalls in the rural American South.
Abstract:
This title explores how the rural context impacts the immigrant experience, how rapid Hispanic immigration influences southern US race relations, and how institutions deal with unauthorized residents
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-361) and index. - Description based on print version record
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