{"product_id":"clandestine-crossings-9780801475894","title":"Clandestine Crossings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClandestine Crossings delivers an in-depth description and analysis of the experiences of working-class Mexican migrants at the beginning of the twenty-first century as they enter the United States surreptitiously with the help of paid guides known as...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this path-breaking book, David Spener investigates \u003ci\u003ecoyotaje\u003c\/i\u003e—the strategies and practices employed by those ('coyotes') whom migrants hire to help them enter the United States clandestinely—as no other author has, in order to shed valuable light on the experiences of Mexican men and women compelled to cross illegally given the impossibility of obtaining US government authorization.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Joseph Nevins * Journal of Latin American Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. Lives on the Line1. The Unfolding of Apartheid in South Texas: Domination, Resistance, and Migration2. Clandestine Crossing at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century: The Long March through the Brush Country3. \u003ci\u003eCoyotaje\u003c\/i\u003e as a Cultural Practice Applied to Migration4. \u003ci\u003eCoyotaje\u003c\/i\u003e and Migration in the Contemporary Period5. Trust, Distrust, and Power: The Social Embeddedness of Coyote-Assisted Border-Crossings6. Passing Judgment: Coyotes in the Discourse of Clandestine Border-CrossingConclusion. Ending Apartheid at the Border\u003ci\u003eData Sources and Research Methods\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527608213847,"sku":"9780801475894","price":40.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801475894.jpg?v=1731868525","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/clandestine-crossings-9780801475894","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}