In the early 1830s, after decades of relative peace, northern Mexicans and the Indians whom they called "the barbarians" descended into a terrifying cycle of violence. For the next fifteen years, owing in part to changes unleashed by American expansion, Indian warriors launched devastating attacks across ten Mexican states. Raids and counter-raids claimed thousands of lives, ruined much of northern Mexico's economy, depopulated its countryside, and left man-made "deserts" in place of thriving settlements. Just as important, this vast interethnic war informed and emboldened U.S. arguments...

Since the early colonial period, historians have been fascinated with North America s borderlands places where people interacted across multiple, independent political and legal systems. Today the scholarship on these regions is more robust and innovative than ever before. "

North American Borderlands" introduces students to exemplary recent scholarship on this vital topic, showcasing work that delves into the complexities of borderland relationships. Essays range from the seventeenth through the late twentieth century, touch on nearly every region of the continent, and represent a...

Since the early colonial period, historians have been fascinated with North America's borderlands - places where people interacted across multiple, independent political and legal systems. Today the scholarship on these regions is more robust and innovative than ever before.

North American Borderlands introduces students to exemplary recent scholarship on this vital topic, showcasing work that delves into the complexities of borderland relationships. Essays range from the seventeenth through the late twentieth century, touch on nearly every region of the continent, and...