Up Against the Wall: Re-Imagining the U.S.-Mexico Border

by Edward S. Casey and Mary Watkins

Book Overview

Using the U.S. wall at the border with Mexico as a focal point, two experts examine the global surge of economic and environmental refugees, presenting a new vision of the relationships between citizen and migrant in an era of "Juan Crow," which systematically creates a perpetual undercaste.

Winner, National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES) Outstanding Book Award, 2017

As increasing global economic disparities, violence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029275938X
• ISBN13: 9780292759381
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"