Latino immigrants and the transformation of the U.S. South / edited by Mary E. Odem and Elaine Lacy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Odem, Mary E.

Lacy, Elaine Cantrell.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin Americans--Southern States.

Latin Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Southern States.

Hispanic Americans.

Foreign workers, Latin American.

Immigrants.

Social conditions.

Emigration and immigration.

Latin America--Emigration and immigration.

Latin America.

Southern States--Emigration and immigration.

Southern States.

Immigrants--Southern States--Social conditions.

Foreign workers, Latin American--Southern States.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 175 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2009]

Summary:

The Latino population in the South has more than doubled over the past decade. The mass migration of Latin Americans to the U.S. South has led to profound changes in the social, economic, and cultural life of the region and inaugurated a new era in southern history. This multidisciplinary collection of essays, written by U.S. and Mexican scholars, explores these transformations in rural, urban, and suburban areas of the South.

Contents:

1 Cultural Enclaves and Transnational Ties: Mexican Immigration and Settlement in South Carolina / Elaine Lacy 1

2 New Scenarios of Migration: Social Vulnerability of Undocumented Veracruzanos in the Southern United States / Rosio Cordova Plaza 18

3 The Dalton Story: Mexican Immigration and Social Transformation in the Carpet Capital of the World / Victor Zuniga, Ruben Hernandez-Leon 34

4 Globalization and Latin American Immigration in Alabama / Raymond A. Mohl 51

5 Hispanic Newcomers to North Carolina: Demographic Characteristics and Economic Impact / James H. Johnson, John D. Kasarda 70

6 Race, Migration, and Labor Control: Neoliberal Challenges to Organizing Mississippi's Poultry Workers / Angela C. Stuesse 91

7 Latino Immigrants and the Politics of Space in Atlanta / Mary E. Odem 112

8 New Americans in a New South City? Immigrant and Refugee Politics in Nashville, Tennessee / Jamie Winders 126

9 Popular Attitudes and Public Policies: Southern Responses to Latino Immigration / Elaine Lacy, Mary E. Odem 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780820329680

0820329681

9780820332123

0820332127

OCLC:

276338603