Shadowed lives
Subtitle: undocumented immigrants in American society
By: Leo Chavez
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology; Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, Wadsworth
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Fort Worth
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781133588450
Subjects: Illegal aliens
Description: One of the few case studies of undocumented immigrants available, this insightful anthropological analysis humanizes a group of people too often reduced to statistics and stereotypes. The hardships of Hispanic migration are conveyed in the immigrants' own voices while the author's voice raises questions about power, stereotypes, settlement, and incorporation into American society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Transition and Incorporation; title: 1. The Setting; title: 2. Separation; title: 3. Crossing Borders; title: 4. Life on the Farm; title: 5. Suburban Shantytown and Refuge; title: 6. Green Valley's Final Days; title: 7. Families, Domestic Groups, and Networks; title: 8. Work; title: 9. Learning to Live as an "Illegal Alien"; title: 10. Incorporation; title: App. Films on Undocumented Immigrants.