This book offers answers to essential questions about the border between the United States and Mexico and connected issues that are accessible to readers intere

Line in the Sand details the dramatic transformation of the western U.S.-Mexico border from its creation at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 to the e

Thoughtful investigative report about a central issue of the 2008 presidential race that examines the border in human terms through a cast of colorful character

Roving vigilantes, fear-mongering politicians, hysterical pundits, and the looming shadow of a seven hundred-mile-long fence: the US–Mexican border is one of

"One of the most complete collections of essays on U.S.-Mexico border studies"--Provided by publisher.