Continental Crossroads: Remapping U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History

Through a community study of Béxar, Rámos demonstrates that the relationship between Spaniards, Mexicans, and Indians was characterized by negotiation as well as conflict, and that Indians were active agents in "constructing Bexareno civil society" (p. 36). In the same section, Grace Pena...

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Published in:The Americas (Washington. 1944) 2006, Vol.62 (3), p.472-473
Main Author: Meeks, Eric V
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthologies
Boundaries
Chinese
History
Immigrants
Latino/Border Studies
Multilingualism
Negotiation
Nonfiction
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Summary:Through a community study of Béxar, Rámos demonstrates that the relationship between Spaniards, Mexicans, and Indians was characterized by negotiation as well as conflict, and that Indians were active agents in "constructing Bexareno civil society" (p. 36). In the same section, Grace Pena Delgado writes about merchants of Chinese descent who, into the first decade of the twentieth century, capitalized on their Mexican citizenship and class status to cross the border with relative ease, while Sam Truett analyzes the fascinating life of a Prussian immigrant who found that his white skin, his multilingualism, and his role as an "Indian fighter" allowed him to skirt national, ethnic, and cultural boundaries.
ISSN:0003-1615
1533-6247
DOI:10.1353/tam.2006.0033