On the edge of the law [electronic resource] : culture, labor, and deviance on the south Texas border / Chad Richardson & Rosalva Resendiz.
By: Richardson, Chad.
Contributor(s): Resendiz, Rosalva | ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: xv, 347 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Subculture -- Texas | Subculture -- Mexican-American Border Region | Mexicans -- Texas -- Social conditions | Mexicans -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Social conditions | Labor -- Texas | Labor -- Mexican-American Border Region | Crime -- Texas | Crime -- Mexican-American Border RegionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306/.109721 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-342) and index.
Introduction: earthquakes and volcanoes along the south Texas border -- Traditional health care practices / with Cristina De Juana -- Other cultural beliefs and practices / with Ana Leos and María Isabel Ayala -- Displaced workers / with Priti Verma -- Undocumented workers / with Alberto Rodriguez -- Immigration enforcement issues / with Cristina De Juana -- Drug smuggling / with Lupe Treviño -- Property crime (shoplifting and auto theft) along the border / with Jesse Garcia and Hector Garcia -- American lives, Mexican justice / with Juan José Bustamante -- Dropping out / with John Cavazos -- Conclusion.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.