Borderline Americans : : Racial Division and Labor War in the Arizona Borderlands / / Katherine Benton-Cohen.
"Are you an American, or are you not?" This is the question at the heart of Katherine Benton-Cohen's provocative history, which ties that seemingly remote corner of the country to one of America's central concerns: the historical creation of racial boundaries. By showing the mult...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. A Shared World in Tres Alamos -- 2. Race and Conflict in Tombstone -- 3. The White Man's Camp in Bisbee -- 4. "A Better Man for Us" in Warren -- 5. Mormons and Mexicans in the San Pedro River Valley -- 6. Women and Men in the Sulphur Springs and San Simon Valleys -- 7. The Bisbee Deportation -- 8. One County, Two Races -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | "Are you an American, or are you not?" This is the question at the heart of Katherine Benton-Cohen's provocative history, which ties that seemingly remote corner of the country to one of America's central concerns: the historical creation of racial boundaries. By showing the multiple possibilities for racial meanings in America, Benton-Cohen's insightful and informative work challenges our assumptions about race and national identity. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674053557 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674053557 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Katherine Benton-Cohen. |