Listening to Laredo : a border city in a globalized age /

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"Nestled between Texas and Mexico, the city of Laredo was a conventional border town, nurturing cultural ties across the border, attracting occasional tourists, and populated with people living there for generations. This book examines the existing economic and cultural infrastructure of the ci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Momen, Mehnaaz (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2023.
Subjects:
2000-2099
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Economic history
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Laredo (Tex.) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Laredo (Tex.) > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Laredo (Tex.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Mexican-American Border Region.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region
Texas > Laredo
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Foreword by Helen Liggett
  • Acknowledgments
  • Historical Timeline of Laredo, Texas
  • Introduction
  • 1. Laredo Speaks! What Is a Border Town?
  • 2. Where Is the Border? The River / the Wall / the Checkpoints / the Prisons / the Colonias
  • 3. The Bazaar on the Border: How Did It Evolve?
  • 4. Public Spaces and Community Engagement: Claiming Laredo
  • 5. Visions of the City: Institutions and Infrastructure
  • 6. Border Identity: Remains of the Day
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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