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On the Border
Society and Culture between the United States and Mexico
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2004
Summary
A stunningly beautiful backdrop where cultures meet, meld, and thrive, the U.S.–Mexico borderlands is one of the most dynamic regions in the Americas. On the Border explores little-known corners of this fascinating area of the world in a rich collection of essays. Beginning with an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, the book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nightlife, a film noir treatment of the Peteet family suicides, borderlands cuisine, the life of squatters, and popular religion. As stimulating as it is lively, On the Border will spark a new appreciation for the range of social and cultural experiences in the borderlands.
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2004
ISBN-Print
978-0-8420-5172-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-3971-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
307
Product type
Edited Book
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Introduction No access
The Mining Boom in Baja California from 1850 to 1890 and the Emergence of Tijuana as a Border Community LAWRENCE D. TAYLOR No access Pages 1 - 30
Anticipating the Colonias: Popular Housing in EI Paso and Ciudad Juárez, 1890-1923 ANDREW GRANT WOOD No access Pages 31 - 42
The Fence and Gates of Ambos Nogales: A Postcard Landscape Exploration DANIEL D. ARREOLA No access Pages 43 - 80
A Note on Homosexuality in Porfirian and Postrevolutionary Northern Mexico VICTOR MANUEL MACÍAS-GONZÁLEZ No access Pages 81 - 90
All Night at the Owl: The Social and Political Relations of Mexicali's Red-Light District, 1909–1925 ERIC MICHAEL SCHANTZ No access Pages 91 - 144
The "Shame Suicides" and Tijuana VINCENT CABEZA DE BACA and JUAN CABEZA DE BACA No access Pages 145 - 176
Low-Budqet Films for Fronterizos and Mexican Migrants in the United States MARÍA S. ARBELÁEZ No access Pages 177 - 198
Tex-Mex, Cal-Mex, New Mex, or Whose Mex? Notes on the Historical Geography of Southwestern Cuisine JEFFREY M. PILCHER No access Pages 199 - 220
U.S. Ports of Entry on the Mexican Border JOSIAH McC. HEYMAN No access Pages 221 - 240
Slab City: Squatters' Paradise? TRAVIS DU BRY PHOTOGRAPHS by DOMINIQUE RISSOLO No access Pages 241 - 256
Juan Soldado: Field Notes and Reflections PAUL J. VANDERWOOD No access Pages 257 - 268
The Oaxacan Enclaves in Los Angeles: A Photo Essay DEVRA WEBER No access Pages 269 - 286
How Would You Like an El Camino? U.S. Perceptions of Mexico in Two Recent Hollywood Films ANDREW GRANT WOOD No access Pages 287 - 294
