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These narratives are interesting and important to understand. . . . [Cohen] has found such a rich group of ethnographic to help her tell them.-- Journal of Historical Geography This is an important contribution to the history of relations between Mexico and the U.S. Recommended. Graduate students and above.--Choice Cohen's ability to illustrate the complexity of the transnational space that came to comprise the bracero program renders her work a must read for scholars interested in the history of transnational im/migration. . . . An excellent example of transnational historiography.--H-Borderlands Braceros is a very rich, full text, and the author has certainly done her best to not leave out anything important.--H-Diplo Roundtable Review A wonderful read, one that might be assigned to graduate students or undergraduates in a wide range of classes. Any course that deals with the history of race, ethnicity, labor, or gender, in the United States or Mexico, will benefit from reading Cohen's book.--American Historical Review Enlightening and thought provoking.--Journal of American History Cohen's careful consideration of bracero subjectivities will enrich our understanding of the expansiveness of the mid-twentieth century Mexican immigrant experience.--New Mexico Historical Review An important work that fits well into any classroom due to an engaging writing style and the ever-present issues that Cohen tackles.--Diplomatic History Cohen mobilizes cultural insight, sociological precision, and historical understanding to create a definitive account of this extraordinarily important moment in the long, complicated, and rich U.S.-Mexican experience.--The Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians [Cohen's] analysis offers the most complicated view yet of those workers in the World War II and Korean War eras, part of a growing movement to capture these men's stories, which are increasingly becoming unavailable.--Hispanic American Historical Review Cohen brings [braceros's] actions to the forefront by allowing them to tell their stories in their own words, capturing the workers' struggles and souls as they navigated the demands of the program. . . . The book encourages readers to consider migrants' views of how their actions shaped immigration policies at the national and transnational level.--Western Historical Quarterly The most important book in a generation to appraise these critical and formative years of Mexico-U.S. migration.--Arkansas Historical Society

Braceros is a pathbreaking, transnational history, that shows us how, in both the United States and Mexico, ideas and practices about the modern were shaped by the farm workers who criss-crossed the border. --Mae Ngai, Columbia University<br>

A wonderful read, one that might be assigned to graduate students or undergraduates in a wide range of classes. Any course that deals with the history of race, ethnicity, labor, or gender, in the United States or Mexico, will benefit from reading Cohen's book.--American Historical Review Cohen's careful consideration of bracero subjectivities will enrich our understanding of the expansiveness of the mid-twentieth century Mexican immigrant experience.--New Mexico Historical Review Cohen mobilizes cultural insight, sociological precision, and historical understanding to create a definitive account of this extraordinarily important moment in the long, complicated, and rich U.S.-Mexican experience.--The Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians Cohen's ability to illustrate the complexity of the transnational space that came to comprise the bracero program renders her work a must read for scholars interested in the history of transnational im/migration. . . . An excellent example of transnational historiography.--H-Borderlands Braceros is a very rich, full text, and the author has certainly done her best to not leave out anything important.--H-Diplo Roundtable Review Enlightening and thought provoking.--Journal of American History An important work that fits well into any classroom due to an engaging writing style and the ever-present issues that Cohen tackles.--Diplomatic History [Cohen's] analysis offers the most complicated view yet of those workers in the World War II and Korean War eras, part of a growing movement to capture these men's stories, which are increasingly becoming unavailable.--Hispanic American Historical Review These narratives are interesting and important to understand. . . . [Cohen] has found such a rich group of ethnographic to help her tell them.-- Journal of Historical Geography Cohen brings [braceros's] actions to the forefront by allowing them to tell their stories in their own words, capturing the workers' struggles and souls as they navigated the demands of the program. . . . The book encourages readers to consider migrants' views of how their actions shaped immigration policies at the national and transnational level.--Western Historical Quarterly This is an important contribution to the history of relations between Mexico and the U.S. Recommended. Graduate students and above.--Choice The most important book in a generation to appraise these critical and formative years of Mexico-U.S. migration.--Arkansas Historical Society

These narratives are interesting and important to understand. . . . [Cohen] has found such a rich group of ethnographic to help her tell them.-- Journal of Historical Geography Braceros is a very rich, full text, and the author has certainly done her best to not leave out anything important.--H-Diplo Roundtable Review A wonderful read, one that might be assigned to graduate students or undergraduates in a wide range of classes. Any course that deals with the history of race, ethnicity, labor, or gender, in the United States or Mexico, will benefit from reading Cohen's book.--American Historical Review Enlightening and thought provoking.--Journal of American History Cohen's careful consideration of bracero subjectivities will enrich our understanding of the expansiveness of the mid-twentieth century Mexican immigrant experience.--New Mexico Historical Review An important work that fits well into any classroom due to an engaging writing style and the ever-present issues that Cohen tackles.--Diplomatic History Cohen mobilizes cultural insight, sociological precision, and historical understanding to create a definitive account of this extraordinarily important moment in the long, complicated, and rich U.S.-Mexican experience.--The Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians [Cohen's] analysis offers the most complicated view yet of those workers in the World War II and Korean War eras, part of a growing movement to capture these men's stories, which are increasingly becoming unavailable.--Hispanic American Historical Review Cohen brings [braceros's] actions to the forefront by allowing them to tell their stories in their own words, capturing the workers' struggles and souls as they navigated the demands of the program. . . . The book encourages readers to consider migrants' views of how their actions shaped immigration policies at the national and transnational level.--Western Historical Quarterly This is an important contribution to the history of relations between Mexico and the U.S. Recommended. Graduate students and above.--Choice The most important book in a generation to appraise these critical and formative years of Mexico-U.S. migration.--Arkansas Historical Society Cohen's ability to illustrate the complexity of the transnational space that came to comprise the bracero program renders her work a must read for scholars interested in the history of transnational im/migration. . . . An excellent example of transnational historiography.--H-Borderlands

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Deborah Cohen is associate professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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