Mexican Hometown Associations in Chicagoacán : From Local to Transnational Civic Engagement

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In this groundbreaking new book, Mexican Hometown Associations in Chicagoacán, Xóchitl Bada reveals how Mexican hometown associations, groups consisting of immigrants from the same small towns, have become a surprisingly powerful force for mobilizing social change in both the United States and Mex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bada, Xóchitl
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Transnationalism.
Social participation.
Political participation.
Mexican Americans > Societies, etc.
Mexican Americans > Social networks.
Mexican Americans > Politics and government.
Emigration and immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Transnationalisme.
Participation politique > Illinois > Chicago.
Participation sociale > Illinois > Chicago.
Americains d'origine mexicaine > Reseaux sociaux > Illinois > Chicago.
Americains d'origine mexicaine > Illinois > Chicago > Associations.
Political participation > Illinois > Chicago.
Social participation > Illinois > Chicago.
Mexican Americans > Social networks > Illinois > Chicago.
Mexican Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Politics and government.
Mexican Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Societies, etc.
Mexico > Michoacán de Ocampo.
Illinois > Chicago.
Michoacán (Mexique : État) > Émigration et immigration.
Michoacán de Ocampo (Mexico) > Emigration and immigration.
Chicago (Ill.) > Emigration and immigration.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Migrant Generosity and Transnational Civic Engagement; 2. The Transformation of Mexican Migrant Organizations; 3. Genealogies of Hometown Associations; 4. Migrant Clubs to the Rescue; 5. Participatory Planning across Borders; 6. Expanding Agendas and Building Transnational Coalitions; Notes; References; Index.

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