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14%OFFJacqueline Maria Hagan - Migration Miracle: Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey - 9780674066144 - V9780674066144
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Migration Miracle: Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey

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Description for Migration Miracle: Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.

Since the arrival of the Puritans, various religious groups, including Quakers, Jews, Catholics, and Protestant sects, have migrated to the United States. The role of religion in motivating their migration and shaping their settlement experiences has been well documented. What has not been recorded is the contemporary story of how migrants from Mexico and Central America rely on religion—their clergy, faith, cultural expressions, and everyday religious practices—to endure the undocumented journey.

At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, Migration ... Read more humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants’ desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews with men, women, and children, Jacqueline Hagan focuses on an unexplored dimension of the migration undertaking—the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Each year hundreds of thousands of migrants risk their lives to cross the border into the United States, yet until now, few scholars have sought migrants’ own accounts of their experiences.

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674066144
SKU
V9780674066144
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jacqueline Maria Hagan
Jacqueline Maria Hagan is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of Deciding To Be Legal: A Maya Community in Houston.

Reviews for Migration Miracle: Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey
In her magnificent book, Migration Miracle, Jacqueline Hagan shows that religion has not been consigned to the dustbin of history, but is a vital and dynamic feature of contemporary social life. It constitutes essential reading for people interested in immigration and religion alike.
Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University Jackie Hagan's beautifully written book opens up new territory in ... Read more

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