Calexico: True Lives of the Borderlands

by Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis

These days everyone has something to say (or declaim ) about the U.S.-Mexico border. Whether it's immigration, resource management, educational policy, or drugs, the borderlands are either the epicenter or the emblem of a current crisis facing the nation. At a time when the region has been co-opted for every possible rhetorical use, what endures is a resilient and vibrant local culture that resists easy characterization. For an honest picture of life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816529515
• ISBN13: 9780816529513
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"