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Author Marrow, Helen B.

Title New destination dreaming : immigration, race, and legal status in the rural American South / Helen B. Marrow.

Publication Info. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2011]
©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 370 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-361) and index.
Contents Introduction : immigrant incorporation in rural new destinations -- "I'm a person who likes tranquility a lot" : Southern region and rural space in the Hispanic newcomer experience -- "The Americans give you the opportunity to work and grow" : stability and short-distance mobility in the new rural Southern economy -- "It's not like if you work in a big place and you can move up the ladder" : insecurity and stagnation in the old rural Southern economy -- "The Blacks don't like us, and it's worse than with the Whites" : class structure, Black population size, and the threat of social leapfrogging -- "The White Americans have always been very friendly" : discrimination, racial expectations, and moral hierarchies in the Black-White binary -- "We're here to serve our residents" : service-inspired responsiveness to Hispanic newcomers in education and health -- "If I didn't trust you before, I don't even want to see you now" : regulatory ambivalence in law enforcement and the courts -- Conclusion : promises and pitfalls in the rural American South.
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Subject Hispanic Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
Hispanic Americans.
Southern States.
Social conditions.
Hispanic Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Southern States.
Hispanic Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Latin Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
Latin Americans.
Latin Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Southern States.
Latin Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Immigrants -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
Immigrants.
Southern States -- Emigration and immigration.
Emigration and immigration.
Southern States -- Rural conditions.
Rural conditions.
Southern States -- Race relations.
Race relations.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Marrow, Helen B. author. New destination dreaming. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, ©2011 9780804773072 (DLC) 2010047771 (OCoLC)692288630
ISBN 9780804777520 (electronic book)
0804777527 (electronic book)
9780804773072
0804773076
9780804773089
0804773084