The U.S.-Mexico border : the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by Davenport, John, 1960- instant download

The U.S.-Mexico border : the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by Davenport, John, 1960- instant download

x, 115 pages : 24 cm, International in scope and analytical in approach, Arbitrary Borders: Political Boundaries in World History examines political demarcations that have occurred around the world. While borders may reflect and affirm the cultural, ethnic, or linguistic perimeters that define a people or a country, this series explores how the migration of goods, resources, and people works to undermine the separation imposed by such borders, Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113), 1. One day on the border -- 2. The edge of empire -- 3. Transitions : Tejanos to Texans, Californios to Californians, 1821-1846 -- 4. Mexico, America, and the border at war, 1846-1847 -- 5. Making a modern border : the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -- 6. Boom times, the border, 1850-1910 -- 7. Revolution and intervention -- 8. Prohibition and depression on the border -- 9. Braceros to NAFTA, 1940-1994 -- 10. The borderless border -- Chronology and timeline