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7 produkter
Bay Shrimpers of Texas
Rural Fisherman in a Global Economy
Häftad, 1995
381 kr
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This text explores the successes and failures of the shrimpers who prowl remote bays, rivers and estuaries for their livelihoods. Through random sample surveys and historical analysis it examines the political, economic and social realities confronting the shrimpers and their families.
Hungry Oklahoma
Confronting Poverty and Food Insecurity
Inbunden, 2026
518 kr
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In Oklahoma, one out of every six residents is poor. One in five children lives in poverty and faces food insecurity. In Hungry Oklahoma, native son and sociologist Robert Lee Maril follows in the tradition of the national best-sellers Nickel and Dimed and Evicted to illuminate the lived experience …
Fence
National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration Along the U.S.–Mexico Border
Häftad, 2012
274 kr
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To the American public it’s a 2,000-mile-long project to keep illegal immigrants, narcotics, and terrorists on the other side of the U.S.–Mexico border. In the deserts of Arizona, it’s a “virtual fence” of high-tech electronic sensors, cameras, and radar. In some border stretches it’s a huge …
Bay Shrimpers of Texas
Rural Fisherman in a Global Economy
Inbunden, 1995
1122 kr
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This text explores the successes and failures of the shrimpers who prowl remote bays, rivers and estuaries for their livelihoods. Through random sample surveys and historical analysis it examines the political, economic and social realities confronting the shrimpers and their families.
Waltzing with the Ghost of Tom Joad
Poverty, Myth, and Low-Wage Labor in Oklahoma
Häftad, 2002
253 kr
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In Oklahoma, eighth-poorest state in the nation, poverty is a pressing social problem. Even so, Robert Lee Maril's Waltzing with the Ghost of Tom Joad is the first comprehensive analysis of poverty in the state. Skillfully combining ethnography with statistical analysis, Maril portrays the lives of …
Patrolling Chaos
The U.S. Border Patrol in Deep South Texas
Häftad, 2006
274 kr
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As the residents of McAllen, Texas, sleep soundly, a small number of agents of the U.S. Border Patrol wait in dark shadows on the northern bank of the Rio Grande. Those few, thinly spread watchers are the first line of defense against a chaotic tide of undocumented workers and determined drug …
Fence
National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration Along the U.S.–Mexico Border
Inbunden, 2011
342 kr
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To the American public it’s a 2,000-mile-long project to keep illegal immigrants, narcotics, and terrorists on the other side of the U.S.–Mexico border. In the deserts of Arizona, it’s a “virtual fence” of high-tech electronic sensors, cameras, and radar. In some border stretches it’s a huge …
