| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xxx, 332 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Latin American silhouettes |
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Latin American silhouettes.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: the U.S.-Mexican border in global context -- Introduction: defining the region, objectives, and approaches -- Distinguishing characteristics and early history: frontier, borderlands, and border region -- Booms and busts on the border: economic development, 1880s-1920s -- Life on the border: social change, 1880s-1930s -- Booms and busts on the border: the Great Depression and World War II -- Economic trends since 1950: legacies of war and a globalizing economy -- The consequences of rapid growth in the border region: social and cultural change since the 1940s -- Border issues in U.S.-Mexican relations: boundary, environment, health, and Native Americans -- Border issues in U.S.-Mexican relations: drug trafficking, security, migration, NAFTA, and transborder cooperation -- The border and national politics. |
| Summary |
"This comprehensive survey systematically explores the dynamic historic and contemporary interface between Mexico and the United States along the shared 1,954-mile international land boundary. Now fully updated and revised, the book provides an overview of the history of the region and traces the economic cycles and social movements from the 1880s through the second decade of the twenty-first century. The border region shares characteristics of both nations while maintaining an internal social and economic coherence that transcends its divisive international boundary. The authors conclude with an in-depth analysis of key contemporary issues. These include industrial development and manufacturing, bilateral trade, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, rapid urbanization, border culture, population and migration issues, environmental crisis and climate change, Native Americans, cooperation and conflict at the border, drug trafficking and violence, the border wall and security, populist national leaders and the border, and the Covid-19 pandemic at the border. They also place the border in its global context, examining it as a region caught between the developed and developing world and highlighting the continued importance of borders in a rapidly globalizing world. Richly illustrated with photographs, maps, charts, and up-to-date statistical tables, this book is an invaluable resource for all those interested in borderlands and U.S.-Mexican relations."-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Systematically exploring the dynamic interface between Mexico and the United States, this comprehensive, richly illustrated survey considers the historical development, current politics, society, economy, and daily life of the border region"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 21st century.
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Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 20th century.
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Mexican-American Border Region -- Economic conditions.
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United States -- Relations -- Mexico.
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Mexico -- Relations -- United States.
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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International relations. (OCoLC)fst00977053
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Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01211700
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North America -- Mexican-American Border Region.
(OCoLC)fst01239966
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Collins, Kimberly, author.
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| Added Title |
The United States Mexican border today |
| ISBN |
9781538131794 hardcover |
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153813179X hardcover |
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9781538131800 paperback |
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1538131803 paperback |
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9781538131817 electronic publication |
| Standard No. |
40030495247 |
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