| Border Policing: A History of Enforcement and Evasion in North America Contributor(s): Karibo, Holly M. (Editor), Díaz, George T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1477320679 ISBN-13: 9781477320679 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 363.285 |
| LCCN: 2019024365 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 6.5" (1.30 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An extensive history examining how North American nations have tried (and often failed) to police their borders, Border Policing presents diverse scholarly perspectives on attempts to regulate people and goods at borders, as well as on the ways that individuals and communities have navigated, contested, and evaded such regulation. The contributors explore these power dynamics though a series of case studies on subjects ranging from competing allegiances at the northeastern border during the War of 1812 to struggles over Indian sovereignty and from the effects of the Mexican Revolution to the experiences of smugglers along the Rio Grande during Prohibition. Later chapters stretch into the twenty-first century and consider immigration enforcement, drug trafficking, and representations of border policing in reality television. Together, the contributors explore the powerful ways in which federal authorities impose political agendas on borderlands and how local border residents and regions interact with, and push back against, such agendas. With its rich mix of political, legal, social, and cultural history, this collection provides new insights into the distinct realities that have shaped the international borders of North America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Karibo, Holly M.: - Holly M. Karibo is an assistant professor of history at Oklahoma State University. She is the author of the award-winning book Sin City North: Sex, Drugs, and Citizenship in the Detroit-Windsor Borderland.Diaz George T.: - George T. Díaz is an assistant professor of history at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the author of the award-winning book Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling across the Rio Grande. |
