Return to Aztlan:; The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico

Massey, Douglas S., Rafael Alarcon, Jorge Durand, and Humberto Gonzalez

ISBN 10: 0520060792 / ISBN 13: 9780520060791

Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1987

About this Item

Berkeley: University of California Press, (I987). First Printing (stated). 8vo. 335pp, Index, References. Cloth, unworn, near fine condition (top edge of text block lightly spotted); dj fine. Analysis of social migrations as found in four communities in Mexico, historical, anthropological, and survey data, resulting in a large increase in migration to the United States in the 1980s. ISBN 0520060792; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 335 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Return to Aztlan:; The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico
• Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520060792
• ISBN 13: 9780520060791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Return to Aztlan analyzes the social process of international migration through an intensive study of four carefully chosen Mexican communities. The book combines historical, anthropological, and survey data to construct a vivid and comprehensive picture of the social dynamics of contemporary Mexican migration to the United States.

About the Author

Douglas S. Massey is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Population Research Center at the University of Chicago. Rafael Alarcón and Humberto González are research investigators in social anthropology at Mexican graduate institution of the Colegio de Jalisco, as is Jorge Durand at the Universidad de Guadelajara.