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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sounds of crossing Sounds of crossing Alex E. Chávez Explores the contemporary politics of Mexican migrant cultural expression manifest in the sounds and poetics of huapango arribeño, a musical genre originating from north-central Mexico. Following the… OL17928567W
Beyond smoke and mirrors Beyond smoke and mirrors Jorge Durand,Nolan J. Malone,Douglas S. Massey "Beyond Smoke and Mirrors shows how U.S. immigration policies enacted between 1986 and 1996 - largely for symbolic domestic political purposes - harm the interests of Mexico, the United States, and t… OL18776213W
The Line Becomes a River The Line Becomes a River Francisco Cantú A former US Border Patrol agent's haunting exploration of his time on the Mexican border and the politics, gatekeepers, and victims on both sides of the line. OL19638363W
Mixtec Evangelicals Mixtec Evangelicals Mary I. O'Connor MIXTEC EVANGELICALS is a comparative ethnography of four Mixtec communities in Oaxaca, detailing the process by which economic migration and religious conversion combine to change the social and cult… OL20236882W
Mongrels, bastards, orphans, and vagabonds Mongrels, bastards, orphans, and vagabonds Gregory Rodriguez Wide-ranging and provocative, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds offers an unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican Americans will have on the col… OL8036205W