University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Anthropology ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations Spring 4-15-2017 Paradise Found? Local Cosmopolitanism, Lifestyle Migrant Emplacement, and Imaginaries of Sustainable Development in La Manzanilla del Mar, Mexico Jennifer Cardinal University of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds Part of the Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Cardinal, Jennifer. "Paradise Found? Local Cosmopolitanism, Lifestyle Migrant Emplacement, and Imaginaries of Sustainable Development in La Manzanilla del Mar, Mexico." (2017). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/112 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Anthropology ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Jennifer Cardinal Candidate Anthropology Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: Dr. Ronda Brulotte, Chairperson Dr. Les Field Dr. David Dinwoodie Dr. Roberto Ibarra i Paradise Found? Local Cosmopolitanism, Lifestyle Migrant Emplacement, and Imaginaries of Sustainable Development in La Manzanilla del Mar, Mexico by JENNIFER CARDINAL B.A., Anthropology, University of Kansas, 2004 M.A., Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 2009 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Anthropology The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May 2017 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank everyone who played a role in this dissertation, including those who participated in and funded research, those who provided support and guidance during the writing process, and those who generally made things cool during the years of researching and writing.