Contributors to the volume discuss legal and illegal migration, the problem of accurately tracking immigration, gender-specific issues, and language barriers, as well as adaptations made by immigrants in the face of hardships. Essays highlight specific areas that provide work opportunities to immigrants, such as the poultry industry of North Georgia, the carpet industry of Dalton, Georgia, and the onshore oil industry of southern Louisiana. The contributors also discuss the changing cultures of areas with large Hispanic populations and the mixture of hospitality and hostility encountered by these new southerners. "Latino Workers in the Contemporary South" offers a great deal of new information about Latino immigrants and the changing face of the South.
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Contributors to the volume discuss legal and illegal migration, the problem of accurately tracking immigration, gender-specific issues, and language barriers, as well as adaptations made by immigrants in the face of hardships. Essays highlight specific areas that provide work opportunities to immigrants, such as the poultry industry of North Georgia, the carpet industry of Dalton, Georgia, and the onshore oil industry of southern Louisiana. The contributors also discuss the changing cultures of areas with large Hispanic populations and the mixture of hospitality and hostility encountered by these new southerners. "Latino Workers in the Contemporary South" offers a great deal of new information about Latino immigrants and the changing face of the South.
Imprint | University of Georgia Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Southern Anthropological Society Proceedings |
Release date | March 2001 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | March 2001 |
Editors | Arthur D. Murphy, Colleen Blanchard, Jennifer A. Hill |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 152 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8203-2279-7 |
Barcode | 9780820322797 |
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LSN | 0-8203-2279-2 |