Troublesome Border, Revised Edition

Name: Troublesome Border, Revised Edition
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ISBN: 9780816525577

ISBN-10: 0816525579

ISBN-13: 9780816525577

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Oscar J. Martï¿½nez

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"U.S. residents are largely unaware that Mexicans also view their northern border with concern, and at times even alarm. Border communities, such as Ciudad JuC!rez and Tijuana, have long been subjected to heavy criticism from Mexico City and other interior areas for their close ties to the United States, a country viewed with apprehension and suspicion by the Mexican citizenry." Oscar MartC-nez's words may come as a surprise to those who associate the U.S. southern border with banditry, racial strife, illegal migration, drug smuggling, and official corruption--"all attributed to Mexico. In

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 9/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.29" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



List of Maps


List of Tables


Preface


Introduction



Whither the Boundary?



Marked Frontier



Border Indians



Mexican Americans, Ethnic Conflict, and Identity Issues



Nortenos/as, Fronterizos/as, and Foreign Dependence



Growth, the Environment, and the Border Flow



Migration, Drugs, and Violence


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index