Line in the sand : a history of the Western U.S.-Mexico border /

Line in the sand : a history of the Western U.S.-Mexico border /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	St. John, Rachel, 1976-
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Description:	x, 284 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	America in the world America in the world.
Subject:	Boundaries. International relations. Mexican-American Border Region -- History. United States -- Boundaries -- Mexico. Mexico -- Boundaries -- United States. United States -- Relations -- Mexico. Mexico -- Relations -- United States. Mexico. North America -- Mexican-American Border Region. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8400008

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ISBN:	9780691141541 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 0691141541 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-272) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. A New Map for North America: Defining the Border
Chapter 2. Holding the Line: Fighting Land Pirates and Apaches on the Border
Chapter 3. Landscape of Profits: Cultivating Capitalism across the Border
Chapter 4. The Space Between: Policing the Border
Chapter 5. Breaking Ties, Building Fences: Making War on the Border
Chapter 6. Like Night and Day: Regulating Morality with the Border
Chapter 7. Insiders/Outsiders: Managing Immigration at the Border
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index