Militarizing the border
Subtitle: when Mexicans became the enemy
By: Miguel Antonio Levario
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781603447584; 9781603447799
Subjects: Ethnic identity; Mexican Americans; Foreign relations; Violence; Ethnic relations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cowboys and bandidos: a reexamination of the Texas Rangers; title: Muerte a los gringos: the Santa Ysabel Massacre and the El Paso Race Riot of 1916; title: How Mexicans die: the El Paso city jailhouse holocaust; title: Viva Villa: the Columbus Raid and the rise of the Mexican enemy; title: Agents under fire: prohibition, immigration, and border law enforcement; title: Conclusion; title: Epilogue: where the bad guys are; title: Appendix 1. Post returns for Fort Biss, 1910-16; title: Appendix 2. Demographic growth in El Paso county and city, 1880-1930; title: Appendix 3. Special census of the population of El Paso, Texas, 1916.