Militarizing the Border When Mexicans Became the Enemy

Name: Militarizing the Border When Mexicans Became the Enemy
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ISBN: 9781603447584

ISBN-10: 160344758X

ISBN-13: 9781603447584

Edition: 2012

Authors: Miguel Antonio Levario

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As historian Miguel Antonio Levario explains in this timely book, current tensions and controversy over immigration and law enforcement issues centered on the US-Mexico border are only the latest evidence of a long-standing atmosphere of uncertainty and mistrust plaguing this region.Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy, focusing on El Paso and its environs, examines the history of the relationship among law enforcement, military, civil, and political institutions, and local communities. In the years between 1895 and 1940, West Texas experienced intense militarization efforts by local, state, and federal authorities responding to both local and international circumstances.…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Cowboys and Bandidos: A Reexamination of the Texas Rangers



!Muerte a los grinaos!: The Santa Ysabel Massacre and the El Paso Race Riot of 1916



"How Mexicans Die": The El Paso City Jailhouse Holocaust



!Viua Villa!: The Columbus Raid and the Rise of the Mexican Enemy



"Agents under Fire": Prohibition, Immigration, and Border Law Enforcement


Conclusion


Epilogue: "Where the Bad Guys Are"



Post Returns for Fort Bliss, 1910-16



Demographic Growth in El Paso County and City, 1880-1930



Special Census of the Population of El Paso, Texas, 1916


Notes


Bibliography


Index