Böcker i Inter-America Series-serien

This pioneering, timely study of civil society activism in Ciudad Juarez during the first decade of the twenty-first century captures the tenuous new alliances and discourses of resistance (augmented by social media) that have emerged in the face of escal

This multilayered ethnography takes a wide-ranging look at the persona of the narcotrafficker and how it has been shaped by Mexican border culture, socioeconomic and power disparities, and the transnational music industry.

A timely analysis of the disturbing murders that have taken the lives of nearly 400 Mexican women in El Paso's twin city.

This pathfinding ethnography charts the social categories, metaphors, and narratives that inhabitants of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez use to define their group identity and distinguish themselves from "others."

A revealing study of the sex trade in Tijuana (where approximately one thousand registered prostitutes work quasi-legally) and its effects on public health, economics, and the local culture of sexuality.

The first book-length study of Operation Blockade and its impact on human rights in the border region.

How the stories people tell about religion, gender, and class define identities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

From the sweaty summer days of a junky's nightmare to the bittersweet success of true surrender and emergence into a new way of life, Border Junkies paints a searing, first-hand portrait of addiction, poverty, and recovery on the U.S.-Mexico border.

This unique study of the life and legacy of activist Dolores Huerta explores her integral role as a leader and organizer in the fight for farmworkers' rights from the 1950s to the present.