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Raid and Reconciliation - by Brandon Morgan (Hardcover)
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- Winner of the Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá AwardFinalist for the 2024 David J. Weber Book Prize Around the turn of the twentieth century, the formation of the U.S.-Mexico border through the rise of capitalism brought new forms of violence, this time codified in law, land surveys, and capitalist land and resource regimes--the markers of modernity and progress that were the hallmarks of Gilded Age America and Porfirian Mexico.
- About the Author: Brandon Morgan is a history instructor and an associate dean in the School of Liberal Arts at Central New Mexico Community College.
- 294 Pages
- History, United States
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About the Book
Brandon Morgan tells the story of how dreams of capitalist development and varied forms of violence went hand-in-hand to create rural communities along the U.S.-Mexico border around the turn of the twentieth century.Book Synopsis
Winner of the Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá Award
Finalist for the 2024 David J. Weber Book Prize
Review Quotes
"Raid and Reconciliation expands our understanding of state formation at the peripheries of Mexico and the United States. Morgan writes a truly 'borderland' book enmeshed in the regional histories of both countries. The writing style is approachable for non-specialists, while the maps and images that are included add welcomed visual qualities to the narrative. It will serve as an excellent text in most graduate seminars covering the field of Borderlands History."--Michael K. Bess, Americas
"Raid and Reconciliation is a welcome addition to the literature on the borderlands, the Mexican Revolution, and the history of violence. It is an essential read for students and scholars interested in these topics."--Jennifer Koshatka Seman, American Historical Review
"This is an important and multilayered study of the role violence plays in making modern border spaces."--T. P. Bowman, Choice
"Raid and Reconciliation addresses the critical issue of violence in the borderlands by drawing our attention to a cross-border region that hasn't received much historical attention. . . . Despite the great interest in the borderlands, few historians have done the research, the thinking, and the writing necessary to draw both sides of the border into one story so effectively."--Samuel Brunk, author of The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico's Twentieth Century
"Many borderlands histories focus mainly on the U.S. side, but Raid and Reconciliation demonstrates an excellent knowledge of Mexican history. This truly transnational approach offers a significant contribution to the literature and serves as a model for similar research."--Jeffrey P. Shepherd, author of Guadalupe Mountains National Park: An Environmental History of the Southwest Borderlands
About the Author
Brandon Morgan is a history instructor and an associate dean in the School of Liberal Arts at Central New Mexico Community College.