Description
Anthropologists, historians, and sociologists will find here a striking challenge to accepted explanations of the northward movement of migrants from Mexico into the United States. Alvarez investigates the life histories of pioneer migrants and their offspring, finding a human dimension to migration which centers on the family. Spanish, American, and English exploits paved the way for exchange between Baja and Alta California. Alvarez shows how cultural stability actually increased as migrants settled in new locations, bringing their common values and memories with them.
Author: Robert R. Alvarez
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 05/08/1991
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.54w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780520073890
ISBN10: 0520073894
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Social Science | Minority Studies
Author: Robert R. Alvarez
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 05/08/1991
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.54w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780520073890
ISBN10: 0520073894
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Social Science | Minority Studies
About the Author
Robert R. Alvarez, Jr. is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University.