Common Border, Uncommon Paths: Race and Culture in U.S.-Mexican Relations

by Jaime E. Rodríguez O. (Editor), Kathryn Vincent (Editor)

Overview

This clearly written and informative book explores effects of race and culture factors in the US-Mexican relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780842026734
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/1997
Series:	Latin American Silhouettes
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.66(w) x 9.18(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Jaime E. Rodríguez O. is professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, and editor of the journal Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos. Kathryn Vincent is assistant director of the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States and editor of UC MEXUS News.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Back to the Future: Racism and National Culture in U.S.-Mexican Relations Chapter 2 California: Land of Frontiers Chapter 3 Race and National Destiny Chapter 4 Racism and Mestizaje Chapter 5 Mexican Cultural Identity in a U.S. City: the Roots of Collective Action in Los Angeles Chapter 6 Cultural Relations between the United States and Mexico Chapter 7 Writing the Border: The Languages and Limits of Representation Chapter 8 Beyond Myths and Borders in Mexican and North American Literature