Reimagining the immigrant the accommodation of Mexican immigrants in rural America /

Haley, Brian D.

Reimagining the immigrant the accommodation of Mexican immigrants in rural America / [electronic resource] : Brian D. Haley. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - xiv, 239 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index.

Introduction -- The changing farm and town -- Making social categories from local roots and class -- The rhetoric and practice of ethnicity -- Institutions, leadership, and community -- "we want our town back!" -- Sources of local integration -- The Delictum Vineyards scandal and its aftermath -- Immigration's dual outcomes.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Migrant agricultural laborers--Social conditions.--California--San Luis Obispo County
Mexicans--Social conditions.--California--San Luis Obispo County
Agriculture--Social aspects--California--San Luis Obispo County.


San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)--Rural conditions.
San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)--Race relations.
Mexico--Emigration and immigration.
United States--Emigration and immigration.


Electronic books.

HD1527.C2 / H35 2009

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