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Constructing Transnational Political Spaces: The Multifaceted Political Activism of Mexican Migrants
Stephanie Schutze
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Description for Constructing Transnational Political Spaces: The Multifaceted Political Activism of Mexican Migrants
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 9 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC; JPA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
This book analyzes Mexican migrant organizations in the US and their political influence in home communities in Mexico. By connecting multifaceted arenas of Mexican migrant's activism, it traces the construction of transnational political spaces. The author's ethnographic work in the state of Michoacan and in Chicago shows how these transnational arenas overcome the limits of traditional political spaces - the nation state and the local community - and bring together intertwined facets of `the political'. The book examines how actors engage in politics within transnational spaces; it delineates the different trajectories and agendas of male and female, indigenous and non-indigenous ... Read more
This book analyzes Mexican migrant organizations in the US and their political influence in home communities in Mexico. By connecting multifaceted arenas of Mexican migrant's activism, it traces the construction of transnational political spaces. The author's ethnographic work in the state of Michoacan and in Chicago shows how these transnational arenas overcome the limits of traditional political spaces - the nation state and the local community - and bring together intertwined facets of `the political'. The book examines how actors engage in politics within transnational spaces; it delineates the different trajectories and agendas of male and female, indigenous and non-indigenous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137558534
SKU
V9781137558534
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99-15
About Stephanie Schutze
Stephanie Schutze is Associate Professor for Anthropology with a specialization in gender and migration studies at the Lateinamerika-Institut of Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany. She has conducted research on political culture, social movements, and migration in diverse contexts and in various regions: the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacan, Mexico City, Chicago, and recently in Brazil.
Reviews for Constructing Transnational Political Spaces: The Multifaceted Political Activism of Mexican Migrants
The book provides insights into complex translocal political arenas and an intriguing topic that is not likely to decrease in relevance over the coming years ... . By identifying central arenas and agents of a surging transnational political space, the book will be helpful as a source of inspiration to students and scholars planning to do fieldwork on transnational political ... Read more