The California-Mexico Connection [Paperback]

Abraham Lowenthal (Editor), Katrina Burgess (Editor)

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“The authors of this stimulating and comprehensive volume have provided a detailed road map of the growing connection between Mexico and California, and the influence each is having on the other. . . . This is undoubtedly one of the best books on the growing intermixture of the domestic and foreign in the everyday life of Americans and the implications this has for national and state politics.”—Foreign Affairs

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“The authors of this stimulating and comprehensive volume have provided a detailed road map of the growing connection between Mexico and California, and the influence each is having on the other. . . . This is undoubtedly one of the best books on the growing intermixture of the domestic and foreign in the everyday life of Americans and the implications this has for national and state politics.”—Foreign Affairs

Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: Stanford University Press; 1 edition (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804721874
• ISBN-13: 978-0804721875
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,140,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A useful collection of essays, though now dated, July 9, 2004

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M. A Michaud "michael_michaud" (Dulles, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The California-Mexico Connection (Paperback)

Seventeen scholars contributed to this wide-ranging examination of the complex, multi-faceted relationships between Mexico and the American state of California. Topics covered include politics, economics, education, migration, and health. The most specific and useful articles are divided into two broad categories: trends in Mexico, and Mexicans in California. Their authors, writing in the early 1990's, foresaw many of the trends and problems that loom even larger today. On the other hand, some material now seems dated, particularly the assumption that it would be the Mexican left that would be the most important challenge to PRI dominance. A new version of this collection, minus the more theoretical essays, would be welcome.