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Militarizing the border : when Mexicans became the enemy / Miguel Antonio Levario

Author
Levario, Miguel Antonio, 1977-
Published
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
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.
Summary
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 milita.
Report Numbers
Z TA475.8 L575mi
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ISBN
9781603447799 (electronic bk.)
1603447792 (electronic bk.)
160344758X
9781603447584
9781623493028
1623493021
1283584344
9781283584340
9786613896797
6613896799
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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