U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

Explore essential titles on the United States and Mexico border region, selected by RCL editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features 90,000+ core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists and available at rclweb.net.

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U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

Explore essential titles on the United States and Mexico border region, selected by RCL editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features 90,000+ core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists and available at rclweb.net.

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The dangerous divide : peril and promise on the US-Mexico border
Eichstaedt, Peter H.
Paper Book
2015 International Latino Book Awards Winner for Best Political / Current Affairs Book How do we balance border security and America's need for a vital workforce while continuing to provide access to the American dream? Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States has...
Borderlands : the new mestiza = La frontera
Anzaldúa, Gloria.
Paper Book
Rooted in Gloria Anzald#65533;a's experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the groundbreaking essays and poems in this volume profoundly challenged how we think about identity. Borderlands/La Frontera remapped our understanding of what a "border" is, seeing it...
The devil's highway : a true story
Urrea, Luis Alberto.
Paper Book
An account of "twenty-six men who in May 2001 attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadly region known as the Devil's Highway ... Only twelve of the men made it out."--Page 4 of cover.
Migrant imaginaries : Latino cultural politics in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands
Schmidt Camacho, Alicia R.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2009 Lora Romero First Book Prize from the American Studies Association 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Explores the transnational movements of Mexican migrants, including their expressive culture and social movement practices
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