Changing Boundaries in the Americas New Perspectives on the U.S. Mexican Central American and South American Borders

by Herzog, Lawrence A.

• ISBN13: 9781878367082
• ISBN10: 1878367080
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-04-01
• Publisher: Center for Us-Mexican Studies

Table of Contents

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Abstract
Changing Boundaries in the Americas: An Overview	p. 3
Historical Frontier Imagery in the Americas	p. 25
Urbanization and Development of the United States-Mexico Border	p. 49
The Maquila Industry and the Creation of a Transnational Capitalist Class in the United States-Mexico Border Region	p. 69
The Mexican-Origin Population of the United States as a Political Force in the Borderlands: From Paisanos to Pochos to Potential Political Allies	p. 89
The Emerging Environmental Crisis along the United States-Mexico Border	p. 113
Managing Resources across Borders: The Case of the United States-Mexico and Mexico-Guatemala Boundaries	p. 133
The Integration and Disintegration of Regionalism in Central America, 1950-1990	p. 151
The Transformation of South America's Borderlands	p. 169
National Security and Politics: The Colombia-Venezuela Border	p. 185
Pendulum Politics: Paraguay's National Borders, 1940-1975	p. 203
National Borders and Foreign Policy: The Case of Argentina	p. 229
About the Contributors	p. 247
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