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Description
xi, 286 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The creation of the U.S.-Mexico boundary and the remaking of the United States and Mexico in the border region -- Local context and the creation of difference in the border region -- The bounding of the United States and the emergence of operation gatekeeper -- The ideological roots of the "Illegal": the "other" as threat and the rise of the boundary as the symbol of protection -- The effects and significance of the bounding of the United States -- Nationalism, the territorial state, and the construction of boundary-related identities.
