Anthony SanchezinLa Revolucion MexicanaThe Mexican Revolution. A Revolution “With Legs”!Kelly Lytle Hernandez’s book Bad Mexicans central argument is the fact that United States history cannot be told without the knowledge of…Jul 156Jul 156
Anthony SanchezinLa Revolucion MexicanaObregon: The Constitution and the Success of the RevolutionThe Constitutionalists were primarily middle-class liberals/intellectuals. Originally led by Venustiano Carranza with Alvaro Obregon…Jul 113Jul 113
Anthony SanchezinLa Revolucion MexicanaFrancisco Maduro’s grave mistakesThe tragedy of Francisco MaduroJul 12Jul 12
Anthony SanchezinUS-Mexico Border IssuesThe Beast and Contraband CorridorThe central argument of Contraband Corridor revolves around neoliberal economic policies. According to Galemba, these policies “decimated…Apr 171Apr 171
Anthony SanchezinUS-Mexico Border IssuesFrancisco Cantu’s memoir on being a Border Patrol AgentFrancisco Cantu outlines his life as a Border Patrol agent in his memoir The Line Becomes a River. Cantu mentions accounts of his childhood…Apr 34Apr 34
Anthony SanchezinUS-Mexico Border IssuesBorder Patrol as a U.S. InstitutionKelly Lytle Hernández’s work provides the reader with an interesting, concise, yet detailed account of U.S. and Mexico border development…Mar 275Mar 275
Anthony SanchezinUS-Mexico Border IssuesSanta Teresa and Don Pedrito Curanderos of the BorderlandsJennifer Seman’s book, “Borderlands and Curanderos” is perhaps one of the finest examples of a microhistory one can get. This novel…Feb 272Feb 272
Anthony SanchezinUS-Mexico Border IssuesFluidity of the BorderThe Mexican Revolution of the 1910s was a pivotal period during which physical and social demarcating of the border occurred. The years…Feb 154Feb 154
Anthony SanchezTammy, I found it very interesting to read about slaves fleeing to Mexico and slave owners coming…Feb 2Feb 2
Anthony SanchezinUS-Mexico Border IssuesBorder and the Civil WarHow do the stories of enslaved people who escaped to Mexico help us to understand the limitations of policies and the formation of the…Feb 13Feb 13