On the Edge of the Law : : Culture, Labor, and Deviance on the South Texas Border /

On the Edge of the Law : : Culture, Labor, and Deviance on the South Texas Border / / Rosalva Resendiz, Chad Richardson.

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The Valley of South Texas is a region of puzzling contradictions. Despite a booming economy fueled by free trade and rapid population growth, the Valley typically experiences high unemployment and low per capita income. The region has the highest rate of drug seizures in the United States, yet its v...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Richardson, Chad,
Resendiz, Rosalva,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2006
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (367 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Earthquakes and Volcanoes along the South Texas Border
  • 1. Traditional Health Care Practices (with Cristina De Juana)
  • 2. Other Cultural Beliefs and Practices (with Ana Leos and María Isabel Ayala)
  • 3. Displaced Workers (with Priti Verma)
  • 4. Undocumented Workers (with Alberto Rodriguez)
  • 5. Immigration Enforcement Issues (with Cristina De Juana)
  • 6. Drug Smuggling (with Lupe Treviño)
  • 7. Property Crime (Shoplifting and Auto Theft) along the Border (with Jesse Garcia and Hector Garcia)
  • 8. American Lives, Mexican Justice (with Juan José Bustamante)
  • 9. Dropping Out (with John Cavazos)
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Borderlife Research Projects Utilized in This Volume
  • Appendix B. Student Interviewers Whose Ethnographic Accounts Are Included in This Book
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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