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The United States and Mexico

Unequal Neighbors

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The United States and Mexico

Unequal Neighbors

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Description

A lively, accessible introduction to the asymmetrical relationship between the United States and Mexico, one of the most formative international relationships in geopolitics today.

The border between the US and Mexico is the world's longest between a wealthy industrialized nation and a part of the Global South. The economy, society, culture, and politics of the two nations have become inextricably linked.

As the United States continues to assert its considerable geopolitical power, this book reminds us that this trend runs deep in the country's history, starting with its closest neighbors. Buchenau explores US territorial expansion, the Mexican Revolution of 1910, disputes over agricultural and mineral wealth, and the migration of Mexican laborers. Despite that massive power imbalance, Buchenau shows us that Mexico's influence on the United States is just as significant as the inverse.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. Colonizing North America, 1519-1823
2. Carving Up Mexico, 1823-1853
3. Investments over Annexations, 1853-1877
4. Gilded Ages, 1877-1910
5. In a World in Turmoil, 1910-1945
6. Between Development and the Cold War, 1945-1982
7. The Neoliberal Era, 1982-2016
Epilogue
References
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 17 Sep 2026
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 224
ISBN 9781538100585
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 229 x 152 mm
Series American Ways
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Jürgen Buchenau

Jürgen Buchenau is professor of history and Latin…

Series Editor

John David Smith

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