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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788992703321

Autore

Massey Douglas S.

Titolo

Return to Aztlan : the social process of international migration from western Mexico / / Douglas S. Massey [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1987

ISBN

1-282-75860-8

9786612758607

0-520-91005-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 335 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Studies in demography ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

MasseyDouglas S

Disciplina

325.72/0926

Soggetti

Mexicans - United States

Return migration - Mexico

Aztlán

Mexico Emigration and immigration Case studies

United States Emigration and immigration Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-332) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study Design -- 3. A Profile of the Four Communities -- 4. Historical Development of International Migration -- 5. Current Migration Patterns -- 6. The Social Organization of Migration -- 7. Migration and the Household Economy -- 8. The Socioeconomic Impact of Migration in Mexico -- 9. Integration in the United States -- 10. Principles of International Migration -- 11. Conclusions -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Return to Aztlan analyzes the social process of international migration through an intensive study of four carefully chosen Mexican communities. The book combines historical, anthropological, and survey data to construct a vivid and comprehensive picture of the social dynamics of contemporary Mexican migration to the United States.