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Informationen zum Autor Sergio Chavez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University Klappentext Border Lives tells the story of former! current! and future border crosses who live in Tijuana and use the border as a resource to construct their livelihoods. Drawing on almost a year and a half of ethnographic data! Sergio Chavez demonstrates the ways in which the border can be both a resource and a constraint on people's lives. Zusammenfassung Border Lives tells the story of former! current! and future border crosses who live in Tijuana and use the border as a resource to construct their livelihoods. Drawing on almost a year and a half of ethnographic data! Sergio Chavez demonstrates the ways in which the border can be both a resource and a constraint on people's lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Crafting Border Livelihoods; Chapter 2: The Occupational Careers of Ex-Braceros; Chapter 3: Becoming a Border Commuter; Chapter 4: Strategies for Crossing the Border through (Non)Inspection; Chapter 5: Border Networks; Chapter 6: Conclusion: Lessons from Tijuana; Epilogue: Border Lives One Decade Later; Appendix A: Methodological Reflection; Index
