03407nam 2200673Ia 450 991046386500332120200520144314.01-283-58434-497866138967971-60344-779-2(CKB)3170000000046557(EBL)1056982(OCoLC)802047639(SSID)ssj0000601888(PQKBManifestationID)11422821(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000601888(PQKBWorkID)10566346(PQKB)10319849(MiAaPQ)EBC1056982(OCoLC)808817575(MdBmJHUP)muse19792(Au-PeEL)EBL1056982(CaPaEBR)ebr10572638(CaONFJC)MIL389679(EXLCZ)99317000000004655720111209d2012 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrMilitarizing the border[electronic resource] when Mexicans became the enemy /Miguel Antonio Levario1st ed.College Station Texas A&M University Press20121 online resource (218 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60344-758-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 militaryViolenceTexas, WestHistory20th centuryMexican AmericansTexasEthnic identityMexican-American Border RegionEthnic relationsHistory20th centuryEl Paso (Tex.)Ethnic relationsHistory20th centuryTexas, WestEthnic relationsHistory20th centuryUnited StatesForeign relationsMexicoHistory20th centuryMexicoForeign relationsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.ViolenceHistoryMexican AmericansEthnic identity.972/.1Levario Miguel Antonio1977-977726MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463865003321Militarizing the border2227453UNINA