Line in the Sand A History of the Western U. S. -Mexico Border

Name: Line in the Sand A History of the Western U. S. -Mexico Border
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ISBN: 9780691156132

ISBN-10: 0691156131

ISBN-13: 9780691156132

Edition: 2011

Authors: Rachel St. John

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Line in the Sanddetails the dramatic transformation of the western U.S.-Mexico border from its creation at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 to the emergence of the modern boundary line in the first decades of the twentieth century. In this sweeping narrative, Rachel St. John explores how this boundary changed from a mere line on a map to a clearly marked and heavily regulated divide between the United States and Mexico. Focusing on the desert border to the west of the Rio Grande, this book explains the origins of the modern border and places the line at the center of a transnational history of expanding capitalism and state power in the late nineteenth and early twentieth…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/25/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Rachel St. John is associate professor of history at New York University.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



A New Map for North America: Defining the Border



Holding the Line: Fighting Land Pirates and Apaches on the Border



Landscape of Profits: Cultivating Capitalism across the Border



The Space Between: Policing the Border



Breaking Ties, Building Fences: Making War on the Border



Like Night and Day: Regulating Morality with the Border



Insiders/Outsiders: Managing Immigration at the Border


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index