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Author:

Pribilsky, Jason.

Title:

La chulla vida : gender, migration, and the family in Andean Ecuador and New York City / Jason Pribilsky.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Syracuse University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xxi, 336 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Ecuadorian Americans--New York--New York--Social conditions.
Ecuadorian Americans--New York--New York--Economic conditions.
Ecuadorians--Migrations.
Azuay Region (Ecuador)--Social conditions.
Sex role--Azuay Region.--Azuay Region.
Family--Azuay Region.--Azuay Region.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.
Sex role--New York.--New York.
Family--New York.--New York.
Transnationalism.
Arbeidsmigratie.
Identiteit.
Sociale aspecten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-325) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Historical contexts : economy, migration, and the making of the Azuayo-Cañari region -- Jatundeleg : the rising cost of everyday life -- Rural youth, migration decisions, and the constitution of transnational households -- Undocumented migrants in Yoni -- Adapting to consumption: spending, saving, and transnational ties -- Aprendemos a convivir : conjugal relations, coparenting, and transnational lives -- Conclusion.

Series:

Gender and globalization

ISBN:

0815631456 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815631453 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815631197 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780815631194 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007014598

Locations:

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)