The Maya of Morganton
Work and Community in the Nuevo New South
Leon Fink
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/2003
Pages: 272
Subject: History, Social Science, Business and Economics
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807862414
DESCRIPTION
Using scores of interviews, Leon Fink gives voice to a remarkably resilient people. He shows that, paradoxically, what sustains these global travelers are the ties of local community. Whether one is finding a job, going to church, joining a soccer team, or building a union, kin and linguistic connections to the place of one's birth prove crucial in negotiating today's global marketplace.
A story set at the intersection of globalization and community, two words not often linked, The Maya of Morganton addresses fundamental questions about the changing face of labor in the United States.