Mexico-United States relations : the semantics of sovereignty / Arturo Santa-Cruz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santa Cruz, Arturo, author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in North American Politics

Routledge studies in North American politics ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.

Sovereignty.

United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.

Mexico.

United States.

Local Subjects:

Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.

Sovereignty.

United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sovereignty is a key factor to consider when studying the Mexico-United States relationship. During most of the twentieth century, as a result of the new character of the Mexican post-revolutionary regime, there was a decoupling between the state's maximalist discourse on sovereignty, and its practice. Sovereignty as an undifferentiated whole does not exist; it should instead be disaggregated into the myriad issue areas in which it is constantly negotiated. Focusing on a tripartite classification relating to the construction of Mexico's sovereignty towards its northern neighbo

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 Sovereignty, Identity, and Revolutionary Nationalism; 2 Sovereignty at Stake; 3 Everyday Economic Relations; 4 Everyday Socio-political Sovereignty; 5 Political Stability, Democracy, Electoral Observation, and Human Rights; Conclusions; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-230) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-50167-3

1-283-60690-9

9786613919359

1-136-50168-1

0-203-14390-6

9780203143902

OCLC:

811506384