{"product_id":"border-witness-michael-dear-9780520391932","title":"Border Witness: Reimagining the Us-Mexico Borderlands Through Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat a century of border films teaches about the real and imagined worlds of the US-Mexico borderlands--and how this understanding helps build better relations across boundaries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorder Witness\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of cultural collision and fusion between Mexico and the United States, as seen on the ground and in films from the past hundred years. Blending film studies with political and cultural geography, Michael Dear investigates the making of cross-border identity and community in the territories between two nations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorder Witness\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a new \"border film\" genre just now entering its golden age. A geographer and activist, Dear adopts an accessible and engaged perspective, combining the stories told by these films with insights drawn from his own decades-long research and travel. From early silent films to virtual reality, and from revolution to the present global crisis, border films provide fresh evidence for real and imagined politics and for envisioning future transborder architectures carved from in-between spaces. In an era of global geopolitics that favors walls and war over diplomacy, Dear's insights have relevance for borders around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520391934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520391932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023","brand":"Michael Dear","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070111936767,"sku":"9780520391932","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d647ae0-e83e-4a39-a987-70238f21609a.jpg?v=1685428425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/border-witness-michael-dear-9780520391932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}