Migration Miracle
Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey
Published on 1. July 2009
238 pages
978-0-674-03813-4 (ISBN)
Description
Migration Miracle humanizes the immigration controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews with men, women, and children, Hagan focuses on an unexplored dimension of the migration undertaking-the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-03813-4 (9780674038134)
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Person
Jacqueline Maria Hagan is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of Deciding To Be Legal: A Maya Community in Houston.
Content
Contents Introduction 1. Decision-Making and Leave Taking 2. The Dangerous Journey 3. Churches Crossing Borders 4. Miracles in the Desert 5. La Promesa 6. Conclusion Notes References Acknowledgments Index
