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Militarizing the border

Levario, Miguel Antonio, 1977-

Militarizing the border when Mexicans became the enemy / [electronic resource] : Miguel Antonio Levario. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (256 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cowboys and bandidos: a reexamination of the Texas Rangers -- Muerte a los gringos: the Santa Ysabel Massacre and the El Paso Race Riot of 1916 -- How Mexicans die: the El Paso city jailhouse holocaust -- Viva Villa: the Columbus Raid and the rise of the Mexican enemy -- Agents under fire: prohibition, immigration, and border law enforcement -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: where the bad guys are -- Appendix 1. Post returns for Fort Biss, 1910-16 -- Appendix 2. Demographic growth in El Paso county and city, 1880-1930 -- Appendix 3. Special census of the population of El Paso, Texas, 1916.

9781603447799 1603447792


Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity.--Texas
Violence--History--Texas, West--20th century.


Mexico--Foreign relations--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--History--Mexico--20th century.
Texas, West--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
El Paso (Tex.)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
Mexican-American Border Region--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.


Electronic books.

F786 / .L66 2012

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