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An impossible living in a transborder world [electronic resource] : culture, confianza, and economy of Mexican-origin populations / Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez.

By: Velez-Ibanez, Carlos G, 1936-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2010Description: x, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Rotating credit associations -- Mexico | Rotating credit associations -- Southwest, New | Mexican Americans -- Southwest, New -- Economic conditions | Mexican-American Border Region -- Economic conditions | Mexican-American Border Region -- Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.30972/1 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The transborder and transnational dimensions of culture and political economy -- Confianza: building block of social exchange and the operational cycles of ROSCAs -- Social and cultural dimensions and dynamics of their class contexts -- Living at a slant in the midst of megascripts in the transborder Southwest North American region: dos mujeres sin fin -- Crossing divisions and social borders: ROSCAs as transborder practices and their functions -- Conclusions.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-233) and index.

The transborder and transnational dimensions of culture and political economy -- Confianza: building block of social exchange and the operational cycles of ROSCAs -- Social and cultural dimensions and dynamics of their class contexts -- Living at a slant in the midst of megascripts in the transborder Southwest North American region: dos mujeres sin fin -- Crossing divisions and social borders: ROSCAs as transborder practices and their functions -- Conclusions.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.