The 'culture' of exclusion: Representations of indigenous women street vendors in Tijuana, Mexico

Bulletin of Latin American Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-268

  Nova, Carmen Martínez ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Discrimination; Indigenous peoples; Mexico US border; Paternalism

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA STATE; MEXICO; TIJUANA;

EID: 0043033061     PISSN: 02613050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1470-9856.00077     Document Type: Article

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