Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index.
Contents:
Creating the line -- Civil war border strategy -- Border unrest -- Boom towns along the border -- Mexico's revolution and violence on the border -- Patrolling the border -- "Operation Wetback" -- Chicano spirit on the border -- Fences, walls, and boundary enforcement -- Smuggling, guns, drugs, and violence -- NAFTA, maquiladoras, and border economics -- Dreamers and the politics of the border -- Cross-border spirit and cooperation.
Summary:
"This is a compelling and revealing look at the history of the U.S.-Mexican border as a place and symbol of cross-cultural melding and a source of growing anxiety over immigration and national security"-- Provided by publisher.
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