On the Border (eBook, ePUB)

Society and Culture between the United States and Mexico
Redaktion: Wood, Andrew Grant

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A stunningly beautiful backdrop where cultures meet, meld, and thrive, the U.S.DMexico borderlands is one of the most dynamic regions in the Americas. On the Border explores little-known corners of this fascinating area of the world in a rich collection of essays. Beginning with an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, the book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nightlife, a film noir treatment of the Peteet family suicides, borderlands cuisine, the life of squatters, and popular religion. As stimulating as it is lively, On the Border will spark a new appreciation for the range of social and cultural experiences in the borderlands.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461639718
• Artikelnr.: 39577071

Autorenporträt

Andrew Grant Wood is associate professor of history at the University of Tulsa.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Mining Boom in Baja California from 1850 to 1890 and the
Emergence of Tijuana as a Border Community
Chapter 3 Anticipating the Colonias: Popular Housing in El Paso and Ciudad
Juárez, 1890-1923
Chapter 4 The Fence and Gates of Ambos Nogales: A Postcard Landscape
Exploration
Chapter 5 A Note on Homosexuality in Porfirian and Postrevolutionary
Northern Mexico
Chapter 6 All Night at the Owl: The Social and Political Relations of
Mexicali's Red-Light District, 1909-1925
Chapter 7 The "Shame Suicides" and Tijuana
Chapter 8 Low-Budget Films for Fronterizos and Mexican Migrants in the
United States
Chapter 9 Tex-Mex, Cal-Mex, New Mex, or Whose Mex? Notes on the Historical
Geography of Southwestern Cuisine
Chapter 10 U.S. Ports of Entry on the Mexican Border
Chapter 11 Slab City: Squatters' Paradise?
Chapter 12 Juan Soldado: Field Notes and Reflections
Chapter 13 The Oaxacan Enclaves in Los Angeles: A Photo Essay
Chapter 14 How Would You Like an El Camino? U.S. Perceptions of Mexico in
Two Recent Hollywood Films