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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452326103321

Autore

Richardson Chad <1943->

Titolo

On the edge of the law [[electronic resource] ] : culture, labor, and deviance on the south Texas border / / Chad Richardson & Rosalva Resendiz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2006

ISBN

0-292-79544-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ResendizRosalva

Disciplina

306/.109721

Soggetti

Subculture - Texas

Subculture - Mexican-American Border Region

Mexicans - Texas - Social conditions

Mexicans - Mexican-American Border Region - Social conditions

Labor - Texas

Labor - Mexican-American Border Region

Crime - Texas

Crime - Mexican-American Border Region

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-342) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: earthquakes and volcanoes along the south Texas border -- Traditional health care practices / with Cristina De Juana -- Other cultural beliefs and practices / with Ana Leos and María Isabel Ayala -- Displaced workers / with Priti Verma -- Undocumented workers / with Alberto Rodriguez -- Immigration enforcement issues / with Cristina De Juana -- Drug smuggling / with Lupe Treviño -- Property crime (shoplifting and auto theft) along the border / with Jesse Garcia and Hector Garcia -- American lives, Mexican justice / with Juan José Bustamante -- Dropping out / with John Cavazos -- Conclusion.