Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network

by Ruth Gomberg-Muoz and Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

Winner of the 2011 ALLA Book Award honorable mention

Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network is an ethnography of undocumented immigrants who work as busboys at a Chicago-area restaurant. Ruth Gomberg-Mu oz introduces readers to the Lions, ten friends from Mexico committed to improving their fortunes and the lives of their families. Set in and around "Il Vino," a restaurant that could stand in for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199739382
• ISBN13: 9780199739387
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"