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Author:
Brigden, Noelle, author.
Title:
The migrant passage : clandestine journeys from Central America / Noelle Kateri Brigden.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
viii, 252 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Central America--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
Central Americans--Mexico--Social conditions.
Central Americans--Violence against--Mexico.
Human smuggling--Mexico.
Illegal aliens--Mexico--Social conditions.
Illegal aliens--Violence against--Mexico.
Mexico--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
United States--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
Central Americans--Social conditions.
Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
Human smuggling.
Illegal aliens--Social conditions.
Central America.
Mexico.
United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The opening scene : a journey begins -- The plot : migration stories take shape -- The cast of characters : actors and their relationships en route -- The performance : migrant scripts and roles -- The stage : mobile images and props -- A tragedy : conclusions and implications.
Summary:
"Traces the improvised survival strategies of migrants during their clandestine journeys from Central America and explores the implications of these improvisations for the future of the nation-state"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
150173055X
9781501730559
1501730541
9781501730542
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1028887784
LCCN:
2018012024
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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