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Systematically exploring the dynamic interface between Mexico and the United States, this comprehensive survey considers the historical development, current politics, society, economy, and daily life of the border region. Now fully updated and revised, the book provides an overview of the history of the region and then traces the economic cycles and social movements from the 1880s through the beginning of the twenty-first century that created the modern border region, showing how the border shares characteristics of both nations while maintaining an internal coherence that transcends its divisive international boundary. The authors conclude with an in-depth analysis of the key issues of the contemporary borderlands: industrial development and maquiladoras, the North American Free Trade Agreement, rapid urbanization, border culture, demographic and migration issues, the environmental crisis, implications of climate change, Native Americans living near the border, U.S. and Mexican cooperation and conflict at the border, and drug trafficking and violence. They also place the border in its global context, examining it as a region caught between the developed and developing world and highlighting the continued importance of borders in a rapidly globalizing world. Richly illustrated with photographs and maps and enhanced by up-to-date and accessible statistical tables, this book is an invaluable resource for all those interested in borderlands and U.S.-Mexican relations.
Contents
CONTENTSList of MapsAcknowledgmentsPreface: The U.S.-Mexican Border in Global ContextIntroduction: Defining the Region, Objectives, and Approaches1 Distinguishing Characteristics and Early History: Frontier, Borderlands, and Border Region The Colonial Period: Life on a New World FrontierFrom Frontier to BorderlandsConflict between the United States and MexicoEarly Border Phenomena2 Booms and Busts on the Border: Economic Development, 1880s to 1920sThe First Border Boom, 1880 to 1910The Border Economy during the Mexican RevolutionProhibition on the BorderEarly Free Trade3 Life on the Border: Social Change, 1880s to 1930s1880s to 1910Causes of the Mexican RevolutionThe Social Character of the Revolution in the Mexican NorthThe Revolutionary Period on the U.S. Side of the BorderTransboundary Population Movements during the Revolution, Prohibition, and Depression4 Booms and Busts on the Border: The Great Depression and World War II The Great DepressionWorld War II5 Economic Trends since 1950: Legacies of War and a Globalizing EconomyThe Border Economy Comes of AgeMexican Government Policy and the Border: PRONAF and BIP-the MaquiladorasThe U.S. Border Economy6 The Consequences of Rapid Growth in the Border Region: Social and Cultural Change since the 1940sPopulation and MigrationUrbanizationMexican AmericansThe Impact of Migration on Sending CommunitiesCultural Evolutions7 Border Issues in U.S.-Mexican Relations: Boundary, Environment, Health, and Native AmericansThe Elusive BoundaryThe Environment under SiegePublic Health IssuesNative Americans and the Border8. Border Issues in U.S.-Mexican Relations: Drug Trafficking, Security, Migration, NAFTA, and Transborder Cooperation Drug Trafficking SecurityMigrationTrade and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Transborder CooperationSuggested ReadingsIndexAbout the Authors
