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Author Richardson, Chad, 1943-

Title On the edge of the law [electronic resource] : culture, labor, and deviance on the south Texas border / Chad Richardson & Rosalva Resendiz.

Imprint Austin : University of Texas Press, 2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xv, 347 p. : ill., map.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-342) and index.
Contents 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 Maria Isabel Ayala -- Displaced workers / with Priti Verma -- Undocumented workers / with Alberto Rodriguez -- Immigration enforcement issues / with Cristina De Juana -- Drug smuggling / with Lupe Trevino -- Property crime (shoplifting and auto theft) along the border / with Jesse Garcia and Hector Garcia -- American lives, Mexican justice / with Juan Jose Bustamante -- Dropping out / with John Cavazos -- Conclusion.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject 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 Region.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Resendiz, Rosalva.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0292713339 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292713338 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292714750 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292714755 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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