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William Hanson and the Texas-Mexico border : violence, corruption, and the making of the gatekeeper state /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weber, John, 1978- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Jess and Betty Jo Hay series.
Subjects:
Hanson, William, > 1866-1931.
United States. > Bureau of Immigration > History > 20th century.
U.S. Border Patrol > History > 20th century.
U.S. Border Patrol.
United States. > Bureau of Immigration.
Mexican-American Border Region > Biography.
Mexican-American Border Region > History > 20th century.
Texas, South > History > 20th century.
Mexican-American Border Region > Politics and government > 20th century.
Texas, South > Politics and government > 20th century.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Biographies.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Politics and government.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
South Texas.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Fragile dreams of empire
  • Revenge, impunity, and white supremacy
  • In the employ of Fall
  • Part II. Gatekeeping
  • Deportation, inconvenient exiles, and postrevolutionary state-building
  • Immigration control and the numbers game.