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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Xóchitl Bada , Xochitl BadaPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780813564937ISBN 10: 081356493 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 30 April 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsSeries Page Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Migrant Generosity and Transnational Civic Engagement 2. The Transformation of Mexican Migrant Organizations 3. Genealogies of Hometown Associations 4. Migrant Clubs to the Rescue 5. Participatory Planning across Borders 6. Expanding Agendas and Building Transnational Coalitions Notes References IndexReviewsXochitl Bada s richly nuanced study provides compelling evidence that migrant hometown associations have become an integral part of Chicago s civic landscape, while simultaneously gaining standing as path-breaking advocates for accountable governance at local, state and national levels in Mexico. --Jonathan Fox author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico (12/04/2013) This is an engaging, well researched, and thoughtfully organized book on an important topic--the transnational civic engagement of Mexican migrants and their organizations on both sides of the US-Mexico border. --Michael Peter Smith co-author of Citizenship Across Borders (07/22/2013) Xochitl Bada's richly nuanced study provides compelling evidence that migrant hometown associations have become an integral part of Chicago's civic landscape, while simultaneously gaining standing as path-breaking advocates for accountable governance at local, state and national levels in Mexico. --Jonathan Fox author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico (12/04/2013) XOchitl Bada's richly nuanced study provides compelling evidence that migrant hometown associations have become an integral part of Chicago's civic landscape, while simultaneously gaining standing as path-breaking advocates for accountable governance at local, state and national levels in Mexico. --Jonathan Fox author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico (12/04/2013) Xochitl Bada s richly nuanced study provides compelling evidence that migrant hometown associations have become an integral part of Chicago s civic landscape, while simultaneously gaining standing as path-breaking advocates for accountable governance at local, state and national levels in Mexico. --Jonathan Fox author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico (12/04/2013) This is an engaging, well researched, and thoughtfully organized book on an important topic--the transnational civic engagement of Mexican migrants and their organizations on both sides of the US-Mexico border. --Michael Peter Smith co-author of Citizenship Across Borders (07/22/2013) Author InformationXÓCHITL BADA is an assistant professor in the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is co-author of Context Matters: Latino Immigrant Civic Engagement in Nine U.S. Cities, and her work has appeared in many journals and essay collections. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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