The Politics of Dependency: US Reliance on Mexican Oil and Farm Labor
Author:   Martha Menchaca
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9781477309995


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   14 June 2016
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Author:   Martha Menchaca
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9781477309995


ISBN 10:   1477309993
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   14 June 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Tables List of Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. From Dependency to Codependency Chapter 2. The Politics of Oil and National Security: The Beginning Chapter 3. US Dependency on Mexican Farm Labor: The Development of a Structure Chapter 4. Asymmetrical Codependency following Crisis Periods Chapter 5. Mexico Reopens the Oil Industry to US Investors Conclusion. Asymmetrical Codependency: A Functional Capitalist Relationship Appendix A. Pemex Assessment of Mexico’s Proven Crude Oil Reserves, 1976 to 2014 Appendix B. Pemex: Total Crude Oil Reserve Estimates, 2003 to 2014 Notes Bibliography Index

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This very interesting book advances our understanding of the way developing nations and wealthy nations depend on each other. Menchaca carefully surveys dependency studies that explain how wealthy nations exercise power over developing nations. * Choice *


""This very interesting book advances our understanding of the way developing nations and wealthy nations depend on each other. Menchaca carefully surveys dependency studies that explain how wealthy nations exercise power over developing nations."" * Choice *


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MARTHA MENCHACA is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Her previous books include Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants: A Texas History, which received the 2013 Book Award from the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies and was honored as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice magazine.

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