The U.S.-Mexico border : transcending divisions, contesting identities / edited by David Spener and Kathleen Staudt.

Variant title United States-Mexico border
Contents The view from the frontier: theoretical perspectives undisciplined / Kathleen Staudt and David Spener -- Nations and borders: romantic nationalism and the project of modernity / Víctor Zúñiga -- Re-presenting the public interest on the U.S.-Mexico border / Michelle A. Saint-Germain -- Small business, social capital, and economic integration on the Texas-Mexico border / David Spener and Bryan R. Roberts -- Visiting the mother country: border-crossing as a cultural practice / Olivia Ruiz -- Mexico reflects on the United States: colonias, politics, and public services in fragmented federalism / Kathleen Staudt, with Angélica Holguín and Magda Alarcón -- Globalizing Tenochtitlán? Feminist geo-politics: Mexico City as borderland / Julie A. Murphy Erfani -- Border signs: graffiti, contested identities, and everyday resistance in Los Angeles / Bradley J. Macdonald -- The competing meanings of the label "Chicano" in El Paso / Pablo Vila -- New relationships between territory and state: the U.S.-Mexico border in perspective / Mathias Albert and Lothar Brock -- Conclusion: rebordering / David Spener and Kathleen Staudt.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98029810
ISBN1555877966 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks F787 .U66 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold