A shared space : : folklife in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands / / by James S. Griffith.
Where it divides Arizona and Sonora, the international boundary between Mexico and the United States is both a political reality, literally expressed by a fence, and, to a considerable degree, a cultural illusion. Mexican, Anglo, and Native American cultures straddle the fence; people of various...
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| Superior document: | Folklife of the West ; v. 1 |
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| Year of Publication: | 1995 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Folklife of the West ;
v. 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (220 pages) :; illustrations |
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| Summary: | Where it divides Arizona and Sonora, the international boundary between Mexico and the United States is both a political reality, literally expressed by a fence, and, to a considerable degree, a cultural illusion. Mexican, Anglo, and Native American cultures straddle the fence; people of various ethnic backgrounds move back and forth across the artificial divide, despite increasing obstacles to free movement. On either side is found a complex cultural mix of ethnic, religious, and occupational groups. In A Shared Space James Griffith examines many of the distinctive folk expres |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283077973 9786613077974 0874213754 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by James S. Griffith. |