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Author:

Richardson, Chad, 1943-

Title:

On the edge of the law : culture, labor, and deviance on the south Texas border / Chad Richardson and Rosalva Resendiz.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

p. cm.

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.

Other Authors:

Resendiz, Rosalva.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references 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 María Isabel Ayala -- Displaced workers / with Priti Verma -- Undocumented workers / with Alberto Gonzalez -- Immigration enforcement issues / with Cristina De Juana -- Drug smuggling / with Lupe Treviño -- Property crime (shoplifting and auto theft) along the border / with Jesse Garcia and Hector Garcia -- American lives, Mexican justice / with Juan Jos Bustamante -- Dropping out / with John Cavazos -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

9780292714755
9780292713338
9780292714755 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292714750 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292713338 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292713339 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)62789906

LCCN:

2005037095

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)