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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.



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

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Introduction No access
  1. The Mining Boom in Baja California from 1850 to 1890 and the Emergence of Tijuana as a Border Community LAWRENCE D. TAYLOR No access
  2. Anticipating the Colonias: Popular Housing in EI Paso and Ciudad Juárez, 1890-1923 ANDREW GRANT WOOD No access
  3. The Fence and Gates of Ambos Nogales: A Postcard Landscape Exploration DANIEL D. ARREOLA No access
  4. A Note on Homosexuality in Porfirian and Postrevolutionary Northern Mexico VICTOR MANUEL MACÍAS-GONZÁLEZ No access
  5. All Night at the Owl: The Social and Political Relations of Mexicali's Red-Light District, 1909–1925 ERIC MICHAEL SCHANTZ No access
  6. The "Shame Suicides" and Tijuana VINCENT CABEZA DE BACA and JUAN CABEZA DE BACA No access
  7. Low-Budqet Films for Fronterizos and Mexican Migrants in the United States MARÍA S. ARBELÁEZ No access
  8. Tex-Mex, Cal-Mex, New Mex, or Whose Mex? Notes on the Historical Geography of Southwestern Cuisine JEFFREY M. PILCHER No access
  9. U.S. Ports of Entry on the Mexican Border JOSIAH McC. HEYMAN No access
  10. Slab City: Squatters' Paradise? TRAVIS DU BRY PHOTOGRAPHS by DOMINIQUE RISSOLO No access
  11. Juan Soldado: Field Notes and Reflections PAUL J. VANDERWOOD No access
  12. The Oaxacan Enclaves in Los Angeles: A Photo Essay DEVRA WEBER No access
  13. How Would You Like an El Camino? U.S. Perceptions of Mexico in Two Recent Hollywood Films ANDREW GRANT WOOD No access
  14. Index No access
  15. About the Contributors No access

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