The militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border, 1978-1992 : low-intensity conflict doctrine comes home / Timothy J. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, Timothy J., 1961-

Series:

CMAS border & migration studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Low-intensity conflicts (Military science).

Mexican-American Border Region.

Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)--Mexican-American Border Region.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

United States.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Drug control--Mexican-American Border Region.

Drug control.

Physical Description:

xii, 307 pages : map ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : CMAS Books, University of Texas at Austin, 1996.

Summary:

This monograph argues that during the 1978-1992 period, U.S. immigration and drug enforcement policies and practices in the U.S.-Mexico border region became increasingly militarized. Tim Dunn examines these policies and practices in detail, and considers them in light of the strategy and tactics of the Pentagon doctrine of "low-intensity conflict". Developed during the 1980s for use in Central America and elsewhere, this doctrine is characterized by broad-ranging provisions for establishing social control over specific civilian populations, and its implementation has often been accompanied by widespread human-rights violations. The study reflects a deep concern for human-rights conditions in the U.S.-Mexico border region - which has a troubled history in that regard - and is informed by the belief that the "official" story is usually but one version of events and should never be accepted uncritically.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-293) and index.

ISBN:

029271579X

0292715803

OCLC:

31607760