Borders and bridges: Exploring a new conceptual architecture for (U.S.-Mexico) border studies

Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-40

  Alvarez, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography; Mexico; Theory; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868090888     PISSN: 19354932     EISSN: 19354940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1935-4940.2012.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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