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Border boom town : Ciudad Juárez since 1848 / by Oscar J. Martínez

By:

Martinez, Oscar J. (Oscar Ja´quez), , 1943-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Austin : University of Texas Press , c1978.Description: xvi, 231 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780292729827

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

LAS 330.9721 MAR

LOC classification:

HC138.C47 M37

Summary: Border Boom Town traces the social and economic evolution of Ciudad Juarez, the largest city on the U.S.-Mexican border and one of the fastest-growing urban centers in the world. In this evocative portrait, Oscar J. Martinez stresses the interdependence of Juarez and El Paso, a condition that is similar to relations between other "twin cities" along the border. Using a wide variety of local historical materials from both sides of the Rio Grande, Martinez shows how Juarez entered the modern era with the arrival of the railroads in the 1880's, serving as a principal port of exit for waves of Mexican emigrants bound for the United States. In more recent years, increased migration to the area has resulted in extraordinary expansion of the population, with significant impact on both sides of the boundary.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 330.9721 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		024120

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.

Border Boom Town traces the social and economic evolution of Ciudad Juarez, the largest city on the U.S.-Mexican border and one of the fastest-growing urban centers in the world. In this evocative portrait, Oscar J. Martinez stresses the interdependence of Juarez and El Paso, a condition that is similar to relations between other "twin cities" along the border. Using a wide variety of local historical materials from both sides of the Rio Grande, Martinez shows how Juarez entered the modern era with the arrival of the railroads in the 1880's, serving as a principal port of exit for waves of Mexican emigrants bound for the United States. In more recent years, increased migration to the area has resulted in extraordinary expansion of the population, with significant impact on both sides of the boundary.

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