Ambivalent Journey: U.S. Migration and Economic Mobility in North-Central Mexico
Worth buying if: You want focused regional migration research.
Skip it if: You seek a broad national history of U.S.–Mexico migration.
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Summary
Richard C. Jones analyzes migration between the U.S. and north-central Mexico, tracing how cross-border movement influences household economic mobility and community change in a compact 164-page study.
Why this book now
Provides historical and regional perspective on migration and mobility that informs contemporary policy and community discussions.
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- You want focused regional migration research.
- You prefer concise academic studies under 200 pages.
- When you prefer lyrical prose, the choices here have no easy moral answers.
- You seek a broad national history of U.S.–Mexico migration.
- You want a narrative-driven memoir or novelistic account.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780816514731
Worth buying if: You want focused regional migration research.
Skip it if: You seek a broad national history of U.S.–Mexico migration.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 164 pages, this Univ of Arizona Press study is a compact, readable academic book suited to a few focused reading sessions.
What stands out here
This 1995 Univ of Arizona Press edition emphasizes empirical analysis of north-central Mexico and U.S. migration within a concise scholarly format.
Best way to approach it
Read with attention to the author’s data and argumentation—best approached as a focused research brief rather than a general-interest narrative.
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