Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

By Elise M 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349453366
• ISBN13: 9781349453368
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"