From undocumented camionetas (Mini-Vans) to federally regulated motor carriers: Hispanic transportation in Dallas, Texas, and beyond

Urban Anthropology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-423

  Kemper, Robert V ^a   Adkins, Julie ^a   Flores, Marco ^a   Santos, José Leonardo ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; LATINO PEOPLE; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

DALLAS; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449086427     PISSN: 08946019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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