The Borderlands - An Encyclopedia of Culture and Politics on the U.S.- Mexico Divide

Informationen zum Autor ANDREW GRANT WOOD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Tulsa. Wood, a specialist in Mexican history, is the editor of On the Border: Society and Culture between the United States and Mexico (2004) and has produced a documentary film on carnival in Veracruz, Mexico, among other works. Klappentext The more than 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border is a focus of intense interest today, as immigration, security, and environmental issues dominate the headlines. This is the first A-to-Z encyclopedia to overview the unique and vibrant elements that make up the borderlands. More than 150 essay entries provide students and general readers with a solid sense of the U.S.-Mexico border history, culture, and politics. Coverage runs the gamut from key historical and contemporary figures, art, cuisine, sports, and religion to education, environment, legislation, radio, rhetoric, slavery, tourism, and women in Ciudad Juarez. The more than 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border is a focus of intense interest today, as immigration, security, and environmental issues dominate the headlines. This is the first A-to-Z encyclopedia to overview the unique and vibrant elements that make up the borderlands. More than 150 essay entries provide students and general readers with a solid sense of the U.S.-Mexico border history, culture, and politics. Coverage runs the gamut from key historical and contemporary figures, art, cuisine, sports, and religion to education, environment, legislation, radio, rhetoric, slavery, tourism, and women in Ciudad Juarez. Alphabetical and topical lists of entries in the frontmatter allow readers to find topics of interest quickly, as does the index. Those looking for more in-depth coverage will find many helpful suggestions in the Further Reading section per entry as well as in the Selected Bibliography. A chronology and historical photos also complement the text. Zusammenfassung Includes more than 150 essay entries! which provide students and general readers with a sense of the US-Mexico border history! culture! and politics. ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Andrew G. (EDT) Wood
• Collaboration: Andrew Wood (Editeur), Andrew G. Wood (Editeur), Andrew Grant Wood (Editeur), Wood Andrew Grant (Editeur)
• Edition: Greenwood Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.01.2008
• EAN: 9780313339967
• ISBN: 978-0-313-33996-7
• Pages: 322
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 260 mm x 25 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Général, dictionnaires; USA, Mexico, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Race and Ethnicity: Latino and Hispanic Studies