An Impossible Living in a Transborder World: Culture, Confianza, and Economy of Mexican-Origin Populations

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Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 The Transborder and Transnational Dimensions of Culture and Political Economy 9 2 Confianza: Building Block of Social Exchange and the Operational Cycles of ROSCAs 44 3 Social and Cultural Dimensions and Dynamics of Their Class Contexts 87 4 Living at a Slant in the Midst of Megascripts in the Transborder Southwest North American Region: Dos mujeres sin fin 120 5 Crossing Divisions and Social Borders: ROSCAs as Transborder Practices and Their Functions 155 6 Conclusions 182 Appendix A: Foreword to Bonds of Mutual Trust by Eric R. Wolf 187 Appendix B: FYGO 189 Appendix C: Six-Person, Thirty-Week Tanda 191 Appendix D: Contract of Agreement 193 Notes 197 Glossary 213 Bibliography 217 Index 235 ...