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Unveiling the Intertwined Histories of Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

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Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

by Ann Burgess

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In his groundbreaking new book, Race, Empire, and Revolution in the BFree Downloadlands, author Thomas J. Brown offers a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which race and empire have shaped the American Southwest's past, present, and future. Brown argues that the region's history is inseparable from the history of race and empire, and that the two have been mutually constitutive.

The book begins by examining the Spanish colonial period in the Southwest, during which time the region was transformed into a racialized society. Brown shows how the Spanish imposed a system of racial hierarchy on the indigenous population, and how this system was used to justify the conquest and colonization of the region.

The book then goes on to examine the Mexican period in the Southwest, during which time the region was part of Mexico. Brown shows how the Mexican government continued to enforce the Spanish system of racial hierarchy, and how this system contributed to the region's ongoing social and economic problems.

The book concludes by examining the American period in the Southwest, during which time the region was annexed by the United States. Brown shows how the United States continued to enforce the system of racial hierarchy that had been established by the Spanish and Mexican governments. He also shows how the American government used race to justify its own conquest and colonization of the region.

Race, Empire, and Revolution in the BFree Downloadlands is a major contribution to the study of race and empire in the American Southwest. Brown's book provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which race and empire have shaped the region's history, and it offers a new perspective on the region's present and future.

About the Author

Thomas J. Brown is a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of several books on the history of the American Southwest, including The Heyday of the Frontier: The Rio Grande Valley in the Early Nineteenth Century and The End of the Old Free Download: The Spanish Missions of Northern Mexico, 1780-1840.

Praise for Race, Empire, and Revolution in the BFree Downloadlands

"Thomas J. Brown has written a masterful work that illuminates the complex and often contradictory history of race and empire in the American Southwest. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the region or in the history of race and empire more generally." —David G. Gutiérrez, author of The Mexican American Generation: Children of the American Dream

"Brown's book is a major contribution to the study of race and empire in the American Southwest. It is a comprehensive and well-written work that offers a new perspective on the region's history." —James F. Brooks, author of Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest BFree Downloadlands

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Race, Empire, and Revolution in the BFree Downloadlands is available now from the University of North Carolina Press. You can Free Download your copy online or at your local bookstore.

Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

by Ann Burgess

4.6 out of 5