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Contents
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction: Immigrant Incorporation in Rural New Destinations 1
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Part I. Geography
- 1. “I’m a Person Who Likes Tranquility a Lot”: Southern Region and Rural Space in the Hispanic Newcomer Experience 23
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Part II. Economy
- 2. “The Americans Give You the Opportunity to Work and Grow”: Stability and Short-Distance Mobility in the New Rural Southern Economy 53
- 3. “It’s Not Like If You Work in a Big Place and You Can Move up the Ladder”: Insecurity and Stagnation in the Old Rural Southern Economy 83
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Part III. Race and Citizenship
- 4. “The Blacks Don’t Like Us, and It’s Worse Than with the Whites”: Class Structure, Black Population Size, and the Threat of Social Leapfrogging 113
- 5. “The White Americans Have Always Been Very Friendly”: Discrimination, Racial Expectations, and Moral Hierarchies in the Black-White Binary 142
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Part IV. Politics and Institutions
- 6. “We’re Here to Serve Our Residents”: Service-Inspired Responsiveness to Hispanic Newcomers in Education and Health 179
- 7. “If I Didn’t Trust You Before, I Don’t Even Want to See You Now”: Regulatory Ambivalence in Law Enforcement and the Courts 209
- Conclusion: Promises and Pitfalls in the Rural American South 231
- Appendix: Terminology and Methodology 269
- Notes 281
- References 315
- Index 363
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction: Immigrant Incorporation in Rural New Destinations 1
-
Part I. Geography
- 1. “I’m a Person Who Likes Tranquility a Lot”: Southern Region and Rural Space in the Hispanic Newcomer Experience 23
-
Part II. Economy
- 2. “The Americans Give You the Opportunity to Work and Grow”: Stability and Short-Distance Mobility in the New Rural Southern Economy 53
- 3. “It’s Not Like If You Work in a Big Place and You Can Move up the Ladder”: Insecurity and Stagnation in the Old Rural Southern Economy 83
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Part III. Race and Citizenship
- 4. “The Blacks Don’t Like Us, and It’s Worse Than with the Whites”: Class Structure, Black Population Size, and the Threat of Social Leapfrogging 113
- 5. “The White Americans Have Always Been Very Friendly”: Discrimination, Racial Expectations, and Moral Hierarchies in the Black-White Binary 142
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Part IV. Politics and Institutions
- 6. “We’re Here to Serve Our Residents”: Service-Inspired Responsiveness to Hispanic Newcomers in Education and Health 179
- 7. “If I Didn’t Trust You Before, I Don’t Even Want to See You Now”: Regulatory Ambivalence in Law Enforcement and the Courts 209
- Conclusion: Promises and Pitfalls in the Rural American South 231
- Appendix: Terminology and Methodology 269
- Notes 281
- References 315
- Index 363