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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mexifornia: A State of Becoming Mexifornia: A State of Becoming VICTOR DAVIS HANSON Noted for his military histories and his social commentary on post-9/11 American life, Victor Davis Hanson is a fifth-generation Californian who teaches college classics courses and runs a family far… OL15187754W
Mexico and its diaspora in the United States Mexico and its diaspora in the United States Alexandra Delano "In the past two decades, changes in the Mexican government's policies toward the 30 million Mexican migrants living in the United States highlight the importance of the Mexican diaspora in both coun… OL16116574W
Cities and citizenship at the U.S.-Mexico border Cities and citizenship at the U.S.-Mexico border Kathleen A. Staudt,Julia Estela Monárrez Fragoso "At the center of the 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border, a sprawling transnational urban space has mushroomed into a metropolitan region with over two million people whose livelihoods depend on global ma… OL16596078W
The Dangerous Divide The Dangerous Divide Peter Eichstaedt 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm OL17564372W
Sounds of crossing Sounds of crossing Alex E. Chávez Explores the contemporary politics of Mexican migrant cultural expression manifest in the sounds and poetics of huapango arribeño, a musical genre originating from north-central Mexico. Following the… OL17928567W
Migration from the Mexican Mixteca Migration from the Mexican Mixteca Wayne A. Cornelius "This volume provides a vivid portrait of a transnational migrant community anchored in both the remote Mixteca region of Oaxaca and the San Diego metropolitan area. Drawing on surveys and interviews… OL18613254W
Beyond smoke and mirrors Beyond smoke and mirrors Jorge Durand,Nolan J. Malone,Douglas S. Massey "Beyond Smoke and Mirrors shows how U.S. immigration policies enacted between 1986 and 1996 - largely for symbolic domestic political purposes - harm the interests of Mexico, the United States, and t… OL18776213W
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
Citizen illegal Citizen illegal José Olivarez "In this stunning debut, poet José Olivarez explores the story, contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces between Mexico and America. He paints vivid portraits of good kids, ba… OL19762049W
La distancia entre nosotros La distancia entre nosotros Reyna Grande "Cuando el padre de Reyna Grande deja a su esposa y sus tres hijos atrás en un pueblo de México para hacer el peligroso viaje a través de la frontera a los Estados Unidos, promete que pronto regresar… OL19966866W
Mixtec Evangelicals Mixtec Evangelicals Mary I. O'Connor MIXTEC EVANGELICALS is a comparative ethnography of four Mixtec communities in Oaxaca, detailing the process by which economic migration and religious conversion combine to change the social and cult… OL20236882W
Neoliberalism, transnationalization, and rural poverty Neoliberalism, transnationalization, and rural poverty John Gledhill "An analysis of agrarian reform policies and their impact on the rural poor during the Salinas administration (1988-94). Argues that neoliberal policies must be analyzed through the lens of class-bas… OL2919653W
The Xaripu community across borders The Xaripu community across borders Manuel Barajas "During the past three decades there have been many studies of transnational migration. Most scholarship has focused on one side of the border, one area of labor incorporation, one generation of migr… OL7652235W
Mongrels, bastards, orphans, and vagabonds Mongrels, bastards, orphans, and vagabonds Gregory Rodriguez Wide-ranging and provocative, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds offers an unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican Americans will have on the col… OL8036205W