Violence against Latina immigrants : citizenship, inequality, and community / Roberta Villalón.

Author/creator Villalón, Roberta
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2010.
Descriptionix, 207 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Women immigrants--Violence against. --United States.
Latin Americans--Violence against. --United States.
Women immigrants--United States. --Social conditions.
Latin Americans--United States. --Social conditions.
United States--Emigration and immigration. --Social aspects.

Contents Introduction : Theoretical and methodological approach -- Violence against Latina immigrants and immigration law -- Formal barriers to citizenship -- Informal barriers to citizenship -- Resisting inequality -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-202) and index.
LCCN 2009053608
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