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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788375303321

Autore

Levario Miguel Antonio <1977->

Titolo

Militarizing the border [[electronic resource] ] : when Mexicans became the enemy / / Miguel Antonio Levario

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-58434-4

9786613896797

1-60344-779-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

972/.1

Soggetti

Violence - Texas, West - History - 20th century

Mexican Americans - Texas - Ethnic identity

Mexican-American Border Region Ethnic relations History 20th century

El Paso (Tex.) Ethnic relations History 20th century

Texas, West Ethnic relations History 20th century

United States Foreign relations Mexico History 20th century

Mexico Foreign relations United States History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cowboys and bandidos: a reexamination of the Texas Rangers -- Muerte a los gringos: the Santa Ysabel Massacre and the El Paso Race Riot of 1916 -- How Mexicans die: the El Paso city jailhouse holocaust --  Viva Villa: the Columbus Raid and the rise of the Mexican enemy -- Agents under fire: prohibition, immigration, and border law enforcement -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: where the bad guys are -- Appendix 1. Post returns for Fort Biss, 1910-16 -- Appendix 2. Demographic growth in El Paso county and city, 1880-1930 -- Appendix 3. Special census of the population of El Paso, Texas, 1916.

Sommario/riassunto

As historian Miguel Antonio Levario explains in this timely book, current tensions and controversy over immigration and law enforcement issues centered on the US-Mexico border are only the latest evidence of a long-standing atmosphere of uncertainty and mistrust plaguing this region. Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans



Became the Enemy, focusing on El Paso and its environs, examines the history of the relationship among law enforcement, military, civil, and political institutions, and local communities. In the years between 1895 and 1940, West Texas experienced intense military