Book: Familia: Migration And Adaptation In Baja And Alta California, 1800-1975 Anthropologists, historians, and sociologists will find here a striking challenge to accepted explanations of the northward movement of migrants from Mexico into the United States. Alvarez investigates the life histories of pioneer migrants and their offspring, finding a human dimension to migration which centers on the family. Spanish, American, and English exploits paved the way for exchange between Baja and Alta California. Alvarez shows how cultural stability actually increased as migrants settled in new locations, bringing their common values and memories with them.
Details of Book: Familia: Migration And Adaptation In Baja And Alta California, 1800-1975 Book: Familia: Migration And Adaptation In Baja And Alta California, 1800-1975
Author: Robert R. Alvarez, Renato Rosaldo
ISBN: 0520073894
ISBN-13: 9780520073890
, 978-0520073890
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: May 1991
Publisher: University Of California Press
Number of Pages: 236
Language: English