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Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands - Language and Globalization E. DuBord
Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands - Language and Globalization
E. DuBord
This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations.
200 pages, 1 figures
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 28, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781137301017 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 184 |
| Dimensions | 139 × 224 × 17 mm · 408 g |
| Language | English |