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Militarizing the border : when Mexicans became the enemy /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levario, Miguel Antonio, 1977-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Mexican-American Border Region > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
El Paso (Tex.) > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
Texas, West > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Mexico > Foreign relations > United States > History > 20th century.
Violence > Texas, West > History > 20th century.
Mexican Americans > Texas > Ethnic identity.
Table of Contents:
  • Cowboys and bandidos: a reexamination of the Texas Rangers
  • Muerte a los gringos: the Santa Ysabel Massacre and the El Paso Race Riot of 1916
  • How Mexicans die: the El Paso city jailhouse holocaust
  • Viva Villa: the Columbus Raid and the rise of the Mexican enemy
  • Agents under fire: prohibition, immigration, and border law enforcement
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: where the bad guys are
  • Appendix 1. Post returns for Fort Biss, 1910-16
  • Appendix 2. Demographic growth in El Paso county and city, 1880-1930
  • Appendix 3. Special census of the population of El Paso, Texas, 1916.