Inevitable Partnership : : Understanding Mexico-U.S. Relations / / Clint E. Smith.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Smith, Clint E. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 p.)

This concise, accessible volume astutely describes the complex Mexico-U.S. relationship from the beginning of the nineteenth century through the end of the twentieth. Smith begins with a brief history of early U.S.-Mexico relations, focusing on the Texas Secession, the Mexican War, and the Gadsden Purchase. By 1853, one-half of what used to be Mexico had become one-third of what is now the United States, and for a full century, strained ties between the two countries were more the rule than the exception. But, Smith observes, the lop-sided algebra has been transformed, and today we see a growing web of interrelationships that has created an inevitable partnership. This evolution is explored in a series of chapters on contemporary issues affecting the partnership: globalization, the process of democratization in Mexico, Mexican immigration to the U.S., illegal narcotics trafficking, and a myriad of trade, labor, and environmental issues. Then, looking forward, the book concludes with a discussion of trends in Mexico-U.S. relations, including the impact of domestic changes in both countries and of the proposed Free Trade Agreement for the Americas (FTAA).

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1 An Evolving Relationship (1800–1994) -- 1 Two Young Countries: 1800–1910 -- 2 Emerging Mexico: 1910–1970 -- 3 Decades of Dramatic Change: 1970–1994 -- PART 2 The Relationship Today: Contemporary Issues -- 4 Mexico and the Global Economy -- 5 Mexico’s Political Transformation and Democratization -- 6 Mexican Migration and U.S. Policy -- 7 Drug Trafficking -- 8 Managing Environmental Issues -- PART 3 Into the Twenty-First Century -- 9 Trends in the Bilateral Relationship -- 10 Prospects for NAFTA and Beyond: Toward a Free-Trade Area of the Americas? -- Chronology -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book