Troublesome Border, Revised Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816525577)

"U.S. residents are largely unaware that Mexicans also view their northern border with concern, and at times even alarm. Border communities, such as Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana, have long been subjected to heavy criticism from Mexico City and other interior areas for their close ties to the United States, a country viewed with apprehension and suspicion by the Mexican citizenry."

Oscar Martínez's words may come as a surprise to those who associate the U.S. southern border with banditry, racial strife, illegal migration, drug smuggling, and official corruption--all attributed to Mexico. In Troublesome Border, now revised to reflect the dramatic changes over the last two decades, a distinguished scholar and long-time resident of the border area addresses these and other problems that have caused increasing concern to federal governments on both sides of the border.

This second edition of Troublesome Border has been updated and revised to cover dramatic developments since the book's first publication in 1988 that have once again transformed the region in fundamental ways. Martinez includes new information on migration and drugs, including the extraordinary rise of violence traced largely to the rampant illegal drug trade; the devastating effects of U.S. Border Patrol "blockades" that have resulted in thousands of deaths; and the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Author: Oscar J. Martínez
ISBN-10: 0816525579
ISBN-13: 9780816525577
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2006
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.06w x 0.51d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2007 pg. 83
Multicultural Review 05/01/2007 pg. 12