Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dirty dealing Dirty dealing Gary Cartwright A flamboyant family of smugglers, the assassination of a Federal judge, the costliest FBI investigation in history - these are the elements of this riveting true story. It is a tale that, as it unfol… OL15835801W
The fence The fence Robert Lee Maril "Investigates the reality of the proposed 2,000-mile-long border 'fence' between the United States and Mexico. First-person interviews and rigorous analysis of government documents uncover fiscal mis… OL16011297W
The Line Becomes a River The Line Becomes a River Francisco Cantú A former US Border Patrol agent's haunting exploration of his time on the Mexican border and the politics, gatekeepers, and victims on both sides of the line. OL19638363W
From deportation to prison From deportation to prison Patrisia Macias-Rojas "Criminal prosecutions for immigration offenses have more than doubled over the last two decades, as national debates about immigration and criminal justice reforms became headline topics. What lies … OL19745122W
"Are We Not Foreigners Here?" "Are We Not Foreigners Here?" Jeffrey Schulze This book examines efforts by Indigenous Yaqui, Kickapoo, and Tohono O'odham people to maintain sovereignty and identity by utilizing the unique nature and sociopolitical dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico … OL20930360W
The vanishing border The vanishing border Brent K. Ashabranner Describes, in text and photographs, some of the unique characteristics of the 2000 mile border region between Mexico and the United States, a region that blends the cultures from both sides of the bo… OL28069W
Medieval culture and the Mexican American borderlands Medieval culture and the Mexican American borderlands Milo Kearney "The land along the U.S.-Mexican border is often portrayed as the place where two separate cultures meet - or indeed collide. Yet this is not the first meeting of the two cultures, not their first co… OL2920742W