On The Rim Of Mexico : Encounters Of The Rich And Poor / / Ramon Eduardo Ruiz

• Autore: Ruiz Ramon Eduardo
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 258 p. ) : map
• Disciplina: 303.48273072
• Soggetto topico: Mexicans - Mexican-American Border Region - Ethnic identity; Mexicans - Mexican-American Border Region - Social conditions; Mexicans - Mexican-American Border Region - Economic conditions
• Soggetto geografico: United States Relations Mexico; Mexico Relations United States; Mexican-American Border Region Social conditions; Mexican-American Border Region Economic conditions
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part, One Mexicans and Their Neighbors -- chapter 1 The Shifty Peso / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 2 Asymmetry / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 3 Black Legend / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 4 The Global Economy / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 5 The Disparate Society / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 6 Identity / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- part, Two Binational Dimensions -- chapter 7 Unwelcome Strangers / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 8 La Migra / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 9 La Maldición / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 10 Man Against Nature / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz -- chapter 11 Dependency / Ramón Eduardo Ruiz.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The vast stretch of mostly arid lands and deserts that makes up the border between Mexico and the United States is not only one of the longest international boundaries in the world, setting apart two entirely different countries for more than two thousand miles, it is the backdrop for a seemingly endless series of major binational news stories. Witness the headline-grabbing attention garnered by NAFTA and the global economy; the assembly plants labeled saviors of the Mexican poor; the accounts applauding the capture of Mexican drug lords; and the columns upon columns devoted to stories about illegal immigration. Nowhere else does a poor, Third World country, like Mexico, share a common border with a wealthy, powerful neighbor del otro lado (on the other side). Here, as one goes, so goes the other.On the Rim of Mexico: Encounters of the Rich and Poor addresses the ties and asymmetries across the Mexico-U.S. border, from Tijuana/San Diego to Matamoros/Brownsville. Based on author Ram duardo Ruiz's extensive research, travels, remembrances, and first-hand interviews with the people on the Mexican side, the book probes the history, economics, and customs which have shaped this region today. While the author considers many timely issues (the impact of drug trafficking, legal and illegal immigration, assembly plants and the global economy, and the ecological disaster in the making), the book is also an examination of the borderlands themselves: what they are, how they came to be, and salient aspects of life in this region of the world. Moreover, it is an exploration of binational themes. For Mexicans who live and die next door to the almighty Uncle Sam, nearly everything has a binational ring even personal identity. On the Rim of Mexico is a moving portrait of the people, places, and issues which make-up border life today."--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: On The Rim Of Mexico
• ISBN: 0-429-97820-0; 0-367-09645-5; 0-429-49857-8; 0-429-96712-8; 1-4294-8860-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248002003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: ACLS Humanities E-Book.