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

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'Line in the Sand' details 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: St. John, Rachel, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2011]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Grenze.
Staatsgrenze
International relations.
Boundaries.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
HISTORY.
Mexiko.
USA.
Mexiko
USA
United States.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Mexico.
États-Unis > Frontieres > Mexique.
Region frontaliere mexicano-americaine > Histoire.
Mexico > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Mexico.
Mexico > Boundaries > United States.
United States > Boundaries > Mexico.
Mexican-American Border Region > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: A New Map for North America: Defining the Border; Chapter Two: Holding the Line: Fighting Land Pirates and Apaches on the Border; Chapter Three: Landscape of Profits: Cultivating Capitalism across the Border; Chapter Four: The Space Between: Policing the Border; Chapter Five: Breaking Ties, Building Fences: Making War on the Border; Chapter Six: Like Night and Day: Regulating Morality with the Border; Chapter Seven: Insiders/Outsiders: Managing Immigration at the Border; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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