LEADER 04215nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910815605803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79632-3 024 7 $a10.7560/787391 035 $a(CKB)1000000000461907 035 $a(OCoLC)70179581 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245715 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000132951 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11150188 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132951 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10039648 035 $a(PQKB)10842200 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443238 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1946 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443238 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245715 035 $a(DE-B1597)588516 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292796324 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000461907 100 $a19990824d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCrossing borders, reinforcing borders $esocial categories, metaphors, and narrative identities on the U.S.-Mexico frontier /$fPablo Vila 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 225 1 $aInter-America series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-78739-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPHOTOGRAPHS -- $tPREFACE -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tINTRODUCTION -- $tChapter 1 THE MEXICAN SIDE: DISCOURSES OF REGION -- $tChapter 2 THE MEXICAN SIDE: DISCOURSES OF NATION -- $tChapter 3 THE EMPLOTMENT OF THE MEXICAN ON THE U.S. SIDE OF THE BORDER -- $tChapter 4 MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS AND THE ?ALL POVERTY IS MEXICAN? NARRATIVE PLOT -- $tChapter 5 OPERATION BLOCKADE, OR WHEN PRIVATE NARRATIVES WENT PUBLIC -- $tChapter 6 DIALOGICAL SOCIAL SCIENCE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF NARRATING BETTER STORIES -- $tAppendix CATEGORIES, INTERPELLATIONS, METAPHORS, AND NARRATIVES: A BRIEF THEORETICAL DISCUSSION -- $tNOTES -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHY -- $tINDEX 330 $aAlong the U.S.-Mexico frontier, where border crossings are a daily occurrence for many people, reinforcing borders is also a common activity. Not only does the U.S. Border Patrol strive to "hold the line" against illegal immigrants, but many residents on both sides of the border seek to define and bound themselves apart from groups they perceive as "others." This pathfinding ethnography charts the social categories, metaphors, and narratives that inhabitants of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez use to define their group identity and distinguish themselves from "others." Pablo Vila draws on over 200 group interviews with more than 900 area residents to describe how Mexican nationals, Mexican immigrants, Mexican Americans, African Americans, and Anglos make sense of themselves and perceive their differences from others. This research uncovers the regionalism by which many northern Mexicans construct their sense of identity, the nationalism that often divides Mexican Americans from Mexican nationals, and the role of ethnicity in setting boundaries among Anglos, Mexicans, and African Americans. Vila also looks at how gender, age, religion, and class intertwine with these factors. He concludes with fascinating excerpts from re-interviews with several informants, who modified their views of other groups when confronted by the author with the narrative character of their identities. 410 0$aInter-America series. 517 3 $aReinforcing borders 606 $aGroup identity$zMexican-American Border Region 606 $aGroup identity$zMexico$zCiudad Juarez 606 $aGroup identity$zTexas$zEl Paso 607 $aCiudad Juarez (Mexico)$xSocial conditions 607 $aEl Paso (Tex.)$xSocial conditions 607 $aMexican-American Border Region$xSocial conditions 615 0$aGroup identity 615 0$aGroup identity 615 0$aGroup identity 676 $a306/.0972/16 700 $aVila$b Pablo$f1952-$01612284 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815605803321 996 $aCrossing borders, reinforcing borders$94029587 997 $aUNINA