Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero Program to NAFTA, 1942-2009

Ronald L. Mize

ISBN 10: 1442601574 / ISBN 13: 9781442601574

Published by University of Toronto Press, 2010

The authors offer a comprehensive and contemporary look at the increasingly important role that Mexican immigrants play in the North American economy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464. . 2011. 3rd Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781442601574

Synopsis:

Mexican migration to the United States and Canada is a highly contentious issue in the eyes of many North Americans, and every generation seems to construct the northward flow of labor as a brand new social problem. The history of Mexican labor migration to the United States, from the Bracero Program (1942-1964) to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), suggests that Mexicans have been actively encouraged to migrate northward when labor markets are in short supply, only to be turned back during economic downturns. In this timely book, Mize and Swords dissect the social relations that define how corporations, consumers, and states involve Mexican immigrant laborers in the politics of production and consumption. The result is a comprehensive and contemporary look at the increasingly important role that Mexican immigrants play in the North American economy.

About the Authors: Ronald L. Mize is Associate Professor in the School of Language, Culture, and Society at Oregon State University. He is the author of over 40 publications, including Latino Immigrants in the United States (Polity Press, 2011).


Alicia C.S. Swords is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ithaca College. She is a Fulbright scholar whose research and teaching is engaged with grassroots organizations working for social justice and to end poverty, locally, nationally, and internationally.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero ...
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
Edition: 3rd Edition