Culture of Migration in Southern Mexico

Name: Culture of Migration in Southern Mexico
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ISBN: 9780292705920

ISBN-10: 0292705921

ISBN-13: 9780292705920

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jeffrey H. Cohen

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"This book is important to migration studies for a number of reasons. First, I really like the presentation of the complexity of motives for migrants and households.... Second, the emphasis on the anthropological approach, focusing on a holistic viewcommunity, individual, migrant destinationis really important." Martha W. Rees, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati Migration is a way of life for many individuals and even families in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Some who leave their rural communities go only as far as the state capital, while others migrate to other parts of Mexico and to the United States. Most send money back to their communities, and many return…

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List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 12/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Jeffrey H. Cohen is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Ohio State University.



Introduction: Studying Migration in Oaxaca's Central Valleys



The Household and Migration



History, Trajectory, and Process in Oaxacan Migration



Contemporary Migration



Migration, Socioeconomic Change, and Development



Nonmigrant Households


Conclusion: Migration in Oaxaca's Central Valleys and Anthropology