U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

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The U.S.-Mexican borderlands form the region where the United States and Latin America have interacted with the greatest intensity. In U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, Oscar Martinez has brought together both scholarly essays and primary documents that address the protracted conflict rooted in the vast difference in power between Mexico and its northern neighbor. Each of the seven parts of this new reader explores a key issue in borderlands studies and contains several essays followed by documents such as treaties, government reports, newspaper articles, and interviews.

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The selections provide an accessible mini-introduction for students and teachers to the compelling evolution of this border in many of its facets. * Journal of American Ethnic History *
Especially good as an historical survey, but also provides a useful overview of borderlands economy and society in the NAFTA era. Its compilation of historical and contemporary perspectives, together with its balanced regional coverage, make it highly suitable for a short course on the border. * Journal of the West *
An excellent introductory text. Oscar J. Martinez pulls together important essays written by outstanding U.S-Mexico Border scholars and journalists. Well-balanced...covers topics of contemporary focus illustrating the complexity of borderlands history and sociology. * Great Plains Quarterly *