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- Transnational Peasants: Migrations, Networks, and Ethnicity in Andean Ecuador
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
Why do two groups from the same country pursue radically different economic strategies of transnational mobility? David Kyle examines the lives of people from four rural communities in two regions of the Andean highlands of Ecuador. Migrants from the southern province of Azuay shuttle back and forth to New York City, mostly as undocumented laborers. In contrast, an indigenous group of Quichua-speakers from the northern canton of Otavalo travel the world as handicraft merchants and musicians playing Andean music. In one village, Kyle found that Otavalans were migrating to 23 different countries and returning within a year. Transnational Peasants provides an intriguing historical and sociological exploration of a contemporary migration mystery.
Table of Contents
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- List of Maps, Figures, and Tables
- pp. vii-viii
- 2 Common Context, Divergent Outcomes
- pp. 17-44
- 3 The Panama Hat Trail from Azuay
- pp. 45-80
- 4 Azuayan Villages: Tomebamba and Quipal
- pp. 81-112
- 5 Tourist Trails out of Otavalo
- pp. 113-157
- 6 Otavalan Villages: Peguche and Guanansi
- pp. 158-184
- Appendix A: Study Design
- pp. 207-213
- Glossary: Spanish Terms Used in Text
- pp. 229-231
- References
- pp. 233-241
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801876332
Related ISBN(s)
9780801864308, 9780801872402
MARC Record
OCLC
51525760
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No