{"product_id":"latino-migrants-in-the-jewish-state-9780253222213","title":"Latino Migrants in the Jewish State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1990s, thousands of non-Jewish Latinos arrived in Israel as undocumented immigrants. This book follows these workers from their decision to migrate to their experiences finding work, establishing social clubs and evangelical Christian churches, and putting down roots in Israeli society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the discussion of the lives of Latino migrants in Israel, [the author] illustrates how non-governmental organizations worked to earn rights for these migrants and eventually win citizenships for a limited number of migrants' children. July 2011\u003c\/p\u003e * Contemporary Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique study of undocumented immigrants from Latin America living in Israel, this study brings a wealth of previously unknown data about the tribulations of a population viewed as problematic in much of the Western world. . . . Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLatino Migrants in the Jewish State: Undocumented Lives in Israel provides a rare glance at the lives of labor migrants who reached Israel from different Latin American countries, mainly from Ecuador, Columbia, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia. Based on fieldwork among Latinos in Israel, as well as among returnees, deportees and potential migrants in Ecuador, Kalir recreates in this book the full circle of migration flow from the decision making start point to the process of settling down, establishing social networks and integrating socially and culturally into the receiving society.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Jewish Identities *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Undocumented Belonging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1\u003cbr\u003e2. Unsettling Setting: A Jewish State Dependent on Non-Jewish Labor\u003cbr\u003e3. Destiny and Destination: Latinos Deciding to Leave for Israel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2\u003cbr\u003e4. Shifting Strategies: From the Accumulation of Money toward the Accumulation of Belonging\u003cbr\u003e5. Divisive Dynamics: The Absence of Political Community and the Differentiations of the Recreational Scene\u003cbr\u003e6. The Religious Forms of Undocumented Lives: Latino Evangelical Churches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3\u003cbr\u003e7. Israeli Resolution, Latino Disillusion: From Massive Deportation to Symbolic Legalization\u003cbr\u003e8. Conclusion: A New Assimilation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400664785239,"sku":"9780253222213","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253222213.jpg?v=1730471241","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/latino-migrants-in-the-jewish-state-9780253222213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}