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  • Troublesome Border, Revised Edition

    by Oscar J. Martínez ...
    Series series PROFMEX
    “U.S. residents are largely unaware that Mexicans also view their northern border with concern, and at times even alarm. Border communities, such as Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana, have long been subjected to heavy criticism from Mexico City and other interior areas for their close ties to the United States, a country viewed with apprehension and suspicion by the Mexican citizenry.”Oscar Martínez’s ... Read more

    $33.21 AUD

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  • The Making of Modern Colombia

    A Nation in Spite of Itself

    by David Bushnell ...
    Colombia's status as the fourth largest nation in Latin America and third most populous—as well as its largest exporter of such disparate commodities as emeralds, books, processed cocaine, and cut flowers—makes this, the first history of Colombia written in English, a much-needed book. It tells the remarkable story of a country that has consistently defied modern Latin American stereotypes—a ... Read more

    $31.99 AUD

  • A Glorious Defeat

    Mexico and Its War with the United States

    by Timothy J. Henderson ...
    A concise yet comprehensive social history of the Mexican–American War as it was experienced by the people of Mexico.The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to US expansion, and magnified tensions that led to civil wars in both ... Read more

    $20.89 AUD

  • Recovering History, Constructing Race

    The Indian, Black, and White Roots of Mexican Americans

    by Martha Menchaca ...
    "An unprecedented tour de force . . . [A] sweeping historical overview and interpretation of the racial formation and racial history of Mexican Americans." —Antonia I. Castañeda, Associate Professor of History, St. Mary's UniversityWinner, A Choice Outstanding Academic BookThe history of Mexican Americans is a history of the intermingling of races—Indian, White, and Black. This racial history ... Read more

    $20.89 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836–1986

    by David Montejano ...
    "A benchmark publication . . . A meticulously documented work that provides an alternative interpretation and revisionist view of Mexican-Anglo relations." – IMR ( International Migration Review)Winner, Frederick Jackson Turner Award, Organization of American HistoriansAmerican Historical Association, Pacific Branch Book AwardTexas Institute of Letters Friends of The Dallas Public Library A... ... Read more

    $20.89 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Mexico

    A History

    by Robert L. Spude, Joseph P. Sanchez, Arthur R. Gomez ...
    Since the earliest days of Spanish exploration and settlement, New Mexico has been known for lying off the beaten track. But this new history reminds readers that the world has been beating paths to New Mexico for hundreds of years, via the Camino Real, the Santa Fe Trail, several railroads, Route 66, the interstate highway system, and now the Internet.This first complete history of New Mexico in ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD

  • Line in the Sand

    A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border

    by Rachel St. John ...
    Series series America in the World
    The first transnational history of the U.S.-Mexico borderLine 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 emergence of the modern boundary line in the first decades of the twentieth century. In this sweeping narrative, Rachel St. John explores how this boundary changed from a mere line on ... Read more

    $56.31 AUD

  • Manifest Destinies, Second Edition

    The Making of the Mexican American Race

    by Laura E. Gómez ...
    Manifest Destinies is an essential resource for understanding the complex history of Mexican Americans and racial classification in the United States.This is the history of the original Mexican Americans—the people living in northern Mexico in 1846 during the onset of the Mexican American War. The war abruptly came to an end two years later, and 115,000 Mexicans became American citizens overnight ... Read more

    $34.42 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Porous Borders

    Multiracial Migrations and the Law in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

    by Julian Lim ...
    Series series The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
    With the railroad’s arrival in the late nineteenth century, immigrants of all colors rushed to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, transforming the region into a booming international hub of economic and human activity. Following the stream of Mexican, Chinese, and African American migration, Julian Lim presents a fresh study of the multiracial intersections of the borderlands, where diverse peoples ... Read more

    $30.35 AUD

  • Pio Pico

    The Last Governor of Mexican California

    by Dr. Carlos Manuel Salomon, Ph.D ...
    Two-time governor of Alta, California and prominent businessman after the U.S. annexation, Pío de Jesus Pico was a politically savvy Californio who thrived in both the Mexican and the American periods. This is the first biography of Pico, whose life vibrantly illustrates the opportunities and risks faced by Mexican Americans in those transitional years.Carlos Manuel Salomon breathes life into the ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD

  • La Calle

    Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwest City

    by Lydia R. Otero ...
    On March 1, 1966, the voters of Tucson approved the Pueblo Center Redevelopment Project—Arizona’s first major urban renewal project—which targeted the most densely populated eighty acres in the state. For close to one hundred years, tucsonenses had created their own spatial reality in the historical, predominantly Mexican American heart of the city, an area most called “la calle.” Here, amid small ... Read more

    $35.63 AUD

  • Chicano Manifesto

    by Armando Rendon ...
    Chicano Manifesto appeared in 1971 as the first book written by a Chicano to give expression to the spirit of a cultural revolution. The text is largely biographical because much of the history recorded in its pages was actually observed by the author. Many persons and events depicted here were captured only because the author was there as the movement evolved.Perhaps the most disturbing truth ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus