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Author:

Griffith, David Craig, 1951-

Title:

American guestworkers : Jamaicans and Mexicans in the U.S. labor market / David Griffith.

Publisher:

Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xv, 234 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Alien labor, Mexican--United States--History.
Alien labor, Jamaican--United States--History.
Mexican Americans--History.--History.
Jamaican Americans--History.--History.
Temporary employment--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index.

Contents:

Index. Acknowledgments -- 7. Out of Florida -- Introduction : In the state with the prettiest name -- 1. Alleged shortages at home, certain surpluses abroad : North American temporary worker programs -- 2. Occupations abandoned, workers displaced : seasonal labor before and after H-2 -- pt. 2. Jamaican experiences, 1981-2001 -- 3. From beauty to truth -- 4. Aspects of the machete -- 5. Guests as hosts : Jamaicans in the tourist industry -- pt. 3. Mexican experiences, 1988-2003 -- 6. When owls die, Ellos Nos Hierieron -- 7. Bodies on hold : gender and H-2 -- Conclusion : Lasting firsts - References -- Index.

Series:

Rural studies series

ISBN:

0271031883 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780271031880 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780271029498 (clothbound : alk. paper)
0271029498 (clothbound : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006017756

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)