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Author Griffith, David, 1951-

Title American guestworkers : Jamaicans and Mexicans in the U.S. labor market / David Griffith.

Publication Info. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 234 pages) : maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Rural studies series
Rural studies series (University Park, Pa.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.
Contents Alleged shortages at home, certain surpluses abroad : North American temporary worker programs -- Occupations abandoned, workers displaced : seasonal labor before and after H-2 -- From beauty to truth -- Aspects of the machete -- Guests as hosts : Jamaicans in the tourist industry -- When owls die, ellos nos hierieron -- Bodies on hold : gender and H-2.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Foreign workers, Mexican -- United States -- History.
Foreign workers, Mexican.
United States.
History.
Foreign workers, Jamaican -- United States -- History.
Foreign workers, Jamaican.
Mexican Americans -- Employment -- History.
Mexican Americans -- Employment.
Mexican Americans.
Jamaican Americans -- Employment -- History.
Jamaican Americans.
Temporary employment -- United States -- History.
Temporary employment.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Griffith, David Craig, 1951- American guestworkers. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2006 0271029498 9780271029498 (DLC) 2006017756 (OCoLC)70045820
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