{"product_id":"why-walls-wont-work-michael-dear-9780199897988","title":"Why Walls Won't Work: Repairing the US-Mexico Divide","description":"\u003cem\u003eWhy Walls Won't Work \u003c\/em\u003eis a sweeping account of life along the United States-Mexico border zone, tracing the border's history of cultural interaction since the earliest Mesoamerican times to the present day. As soon as Mexicans, American settlers, and indigenous peoples came into contact along the Rio Grande in the mid-nineteenth century, new forms of interaction and affiliation evolved. By the late-twentieth century, the border states were among the fastest-growing regions in both countries. But as Michael Dear warns, this vibrant zone of economic, cultural and social connectivity is today threatened by highly restrictive American immigration and security policies as well as violence along the border. The U.S. border-industrial complex and the emerging Mexican narco-state are undermining the very existence of the \"third nation\" occupying the space between Mexico and the U.S. Through a series of evocative portraits of contemporary border communities, Dear reveals how the promise and potential of this \"in-between\" nation still endures and is worth protecting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with a new chapter updating this story and suggesting what should be done about the challenges confronting the cross-border zone, \u003cem\u003eWhy Walls Won't Work \u003c\/em\u003erepresents a major intellectual intervention into one of the most hotly-contested political issues of our era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199897980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199897988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.39h x 6.48w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2013 pg. 45","brand":"Michael Dear","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119448715519,"sku":"9780199897988","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_907f1b0e-883d-4348-b119-c5bdefa1afe0.jpg?v=1687409410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-walls-wont-work-michael-dear-9780199897988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}