Migra!

by
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-05-03
Publisher(s): Ingram Pub Services
List Price: $33.55

Buy New

In Stock
$33.52

Buy Used

Usually Ships in 24-48 Hours
$24.16

Rent Textbook

Select for Price
There was a problem. Please try again later.

Rent Digital

Rent Digital Options
Online:1825 Days access
Downloadable:Lifetime Access
$16.82
$16.82

How Marketplace Works:

  • This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
  • Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
  • Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
  • Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
  • Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.

Customer Reviews

Migra!  July 14, 2011
by
Rating StarRating StarRating StarRating StarRating Star

This is the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. The textbook is easy to read but filled with documentation and historical evidence. If you had to choose one textbook as a starting place for an intelligent discussion about immigration issues, you would do well to begin with Migra! This product came super-fast and in the exact condition that was described online! Would definitely buy from them again!






Migra!: 4 out of 5 stars based on 1 user reviews.

Summary

This is the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. To tell this story, Kelly Lytle Hernández dug through a gold mine of lost and unseen records stored in garages, closets, an abandoned factory, and in U.S. and Mexican archives.

Focusing on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and bringing to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics, Migra! reveals how the U.S. Border Patrol translated the mandate for comprehensive migration control into a project of policing Mexicans in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

"If you had to choose one book as a starting place for an intelligent discussion about immigration issues, you would do well to begin with Migra! by UCLA assistant professor of history Kelly Lytle Hernandez. It is surprisingly complex and nuanced."-Tucson Weekly

"A Useful resource for any scholar seeking to understand the complex dynamics of race, migration, and law in the twentieth century."-Law & History Review

Author Biography

Kelly Lytle Hernndez is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border Regionp. xvi
Introductionp. 1
Formationp. 17
The Early Yearsp. 19
A Sanctuary of Violencep. 45
The California-Arizona Borderlandsp. 70
Mexico's Labor Emigrants, America's Illegal Immigrantsp. 83
Transformationp. 101
A New Beginningp. 103
The Corridors of Migration Controlp. 125
Uprising: A Farmers' Rebellionp. 151
Operation Wetback and Beyondp. 169
The Triumphs of '54p. 171
“The Day of the Wetback Is Over”p. 196
Epiloguep. 218
Notesp. 235
Selected Bibliographyp. 285
Indexp. 299
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.

This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.

By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.

A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.

Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.

Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.