Insufficient funds : the culture of money in low-wage transnational families / Hung Cam Thai.
By: Thai, Hung Cam [author.].
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BookPublisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]Copyright date: �2014Description: 1 online resource (304 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780804790567 (e-book).Subject(s): Vietnamese -- United States -- Economic conditions | Vietnamese -- United States -- Social conditions | Immigrants -- Family relationships -- United States | Immigrants -- Family relationships -- Vietnam | Money -- Social aspects -- United States | Money -- Social aspects -- Vietnam | Families -- Economic aspects -- United States | Families -- Economic aspects -- Vietnam | Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- United States | Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- VietnamGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 305.8959/22073 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Six tales of migrant money -- The making of a transnational expenditure cascade -- Money as a currency of care -- The migrant provider role -- The American dream in Vietnam -- Compensatory consumption -- Emulative consumption -- The cyclical entrenchment of monetary habits -- The high price of esteem consumption -- Tall promises -- Conclusion : special money in low-wage transnational families.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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