Crossing Borders, Reinforcing Borders: Social Categories, Metaphors, and Narrative Identities on the U.S.-Mexico Frontier

by Pablo Vila

Book Overview

Along the U.S.-Mexico frontier, where border crossings are a daily occurrence for many people, reinforcing borders is also a common activity. Not only does the U.S. Border Patrol strive to "hold the line" against illegal immigrants, but many residents on both sides of the border seek to define and bound themselves apart from groups they perceive as "others."

This pathfinding ethnography charts the social categories, metaphors, and narratives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292787405
• ISBN13: 9780292787407
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"