{"product_id":"divided-by-borders-joanna-dreby-9780520266605","title":"Divided by Borders: Mexican Migrants and Their Children","description":"Since 2000, approximately 440,000 Mexicans have migrated to the United States every year. Tens of thousands have left children behind in Mexico to do so. For these parents, migration is a sacrifice. What do parents expect to accomplish by dividing their families across borders? How do families manage when they are living apart? More importantly, do parents' relocations yield the intended results? Probing the experiences of migrant parents, children in Mexico, and their caregivers, Joanna Dreby offers an up-close and personal account of the lives of families divided by borders. What she finds is that the difficulties endured by transnational families make it nearly impossible for parents' sacrifices to result in the benefits they expect. Yet, paradoxically, these hardships reinforce family members' commitments to each other. A story both of adversity and the intensity of family ties, \u003ci\u003eDivided by Borders \u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and insightful investigation of the ways Mexican families struggle and ultimately persevere in a global economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Dreby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520266609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520266605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011","brand":"Joanna Dreby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064999129343,"sku":"9780520266605","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4be2f37-5fa4-4fc4-b427-22b48817342c.jpg?v=1768672463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/divided-by-borders-joanna-dreby-9780520266605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}