The frontier in American culture [[electronic resource] ] : an exhibition at the Newberry Library, August 26, 1994 - January 7, 1995 / / essays by Richard White, Patricia Nelson Limerick ; edited by James R. Grossman |
Autore | White Richard <1947-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : Library |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
Disciplina | 978/.02/0747731 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LimerickPatricia Nelson <1951->
GrossmanJames R |
Soggetto topico | Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american hero american history american west annie oakley buffalo bill columbian exposition cowboys custer empty continent folk tales folklore frontier indians indigenous peoples jack crawford land rights little bighorn log cabins manifest destiny military national identity native americans nonfiction oregon trail pioneers popular culture settler colonialism settlers settling the west sitting bull wagon trains western movement western wild west show wild west |
ISBN |
1-283-38212-1
9786613382122 0-520-91532-1 0-585-11550-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Frederick Jackson Turner and Buffalo Bill -- The Adventures of the Frontier in the Twentieth Century -- Checklist of Materials Exhibited |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778857803321 |
White Richard <1947-> | ||
Chicago, : Library | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The wind doesn't need a passport [[electronic resource] ] : stories from the U.S.-Mexico borderlands / / Tyche Hendricks |
Autore | Hendricks Tyche |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/209721 |
Soggetto topico | International relations |
Soggetto non controllato |
americans
border policies border residents borderlands common grounds controversial cowboys crossing border cultural exchange debated divisive emigration factory workers factual account immigration and immigrants immigration international relations international trade journalism mexicans national conflict nonfiction personal stories political policies united states border united states passport us mexico relations |
ISBN |
1-282-77273-2
9786612772733 0-520-94550-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Map Of The U.S.-Mexico Borderlands -- Introduction -- One. Elsa: " "We want to hold our kids close forever" -- Two. McAllen/Reynosa "Most people here work in the maquiladoras" -- Three. Hachita: "A fence is only as good as its weakest point" -- Four. Nogales/Nogales: "If they get sick here, we care for them" -- Five. Sells: "O'odham first and American or Mexican second" -- Six. Mexicali: "The wind doesn't need a passport" -- Seven. Jacumba: "The border is a sham" -- Eight. Tijuana: "A constant drumbeat of killings" -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784955803321 |
Hendricks Tyche | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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