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Historias de Éxito Within Mexican Communities: Silenced Voices

Historias de Éxito Within Mexican Communities: Silenced Voices - Hardcover

by O. Pimentel
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Availability:In StockContributor:O. PimentelTheme:Aspects (Academic)/Sociological, Cultural Region/Latin America, Cultural Region/Mexican, Ethnic Orientation/Hispanic & LatinoPublish date:5/15/2015Pages:114
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave PivotISBN-13:9781137536808ISBN-10:1137536802UPC:9781137536808Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Regional StudiesBook Topic:Mexico, Hispanic & Latino StudiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SC7GS05JT1
Using qualitative research data on Mexican/Mexican Americans and their historias de éxito that center on Mexican centric concepts such as buen trabajador, bien educado, and buena gente, Octavio Pimentel reveals that when social networks guide personal goals in these communities, goals become community-oriented rather than personally-oriented.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave PivotISBN-13:9781137536808ISBN-10:1137536802UPC:9781137536808Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Regional StudiesBook Topic:Mexico, Hispanic & Latino StudiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SC7GS05JT1

Octavio Pimentel is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition and Interim Director for the MA Rhetoric and Composition Program at Texas State University, USA. He is the co-editor of Communicating Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in Technical Communication (2014) and author of articles that have appeared in such journals as The Council Chronicle, Reflections: Journal of Writing, Community Literacy, and Service Learning, and the Journal of Latinos in Education.


Publisher: Palgrave Pivot

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2015 Edition

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O. Pimentel

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O. Pimentel

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