Labor and legality : an ethnography of a Mexican immigrant network /
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| Author / Creator: | Gomberg-Muñoz, Ruth. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
| Description: | xiii, 164 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Issues of globalization : case studies in contemporary anthropology Issues of globalization. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8261928 |
| Summary: | Winner of the 2011 ALLA Book Award honorable mention!<br> <br> Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network is an ethnography of undocumented immigrants who work as busboys at a Chicago-area restaurant. Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz introduces readers to the Lions, ten friends from Mexico committed to improving their fortunes and the lives of their families. Set in and around "Il Vino," a restaurant that could stand in for many places that employ undocumented workers, Labor and Legality reveals the faces behind the war being waged over "illegal aliens" in America. Gomberg-Muñoz focuses on how undocumented workers develop a wide range of social strategies to cultivate financial security, nurture emotional well-being, and promote their dignity and self-esteem. She also reviews the political and historical circumstances of undocumented migration, with an emphasis on post-1970 socioeconomic and political conditions in the United States and Mexico.<br> <br> Labor and Legality is one of several volumes in the Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology series, which examines the experiences of individual communities in our contemporary world. Each volume offers a brief and engaging exploration of a particular issue arising from globalization and its cultural, political, and economic effects on certain peoples or groups. Ideal for introductory anthropology courses-and as supplements for a variety of upper-level courses-these texts seamlessly combine portraits of an interconnected and globalized world with narratives that emphasize the agency of their subjects. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 164 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199739387 0199739382 |
