Postcards from the Chihuahua Border : Revisiting a Pictorial Past, 1900s-1950s / Daniel D. Arreola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arreola, Daniel D. (Daniel David), 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Mexico--Chihuahua (State)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Cities and towns.

Postcards--Mexico--Chihuahua (State)--History--20th century.

Postcards.

History.

Chihuahua (Mexico : State)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Chihuahua (Mexico : State).

Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Ciudad Juárez (Mexico).

Mexico--Chihuahua (State).

Mexico--Ciudad Juárez.

Genre:

History.

Illustrated works.

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

xx, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2019.

Summary:

"This book is a colorful and dynamic visual history of Mexico's northern border that draws on more than three decades of archival work and tells the history of border towns through picture postcards"-- Provided by publisher.

"Postcards from the Chihuahua Border is an exploration of the geographical past of the Mexican border towns of Ciudad Juárez, Ojinaga, and Palomas"--Preface.

Contents:

List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Chihuahua Border Towns and Postcards; 1. The Chihuahua Border; 2. Postcards; Part II. Ciudad Juárez; 3. Greetings from Ciudad Juárez; 4. Crossing, Transit, and Streetscapes; 5. Popular Venues; 6. Curios; 7. Bars, Cafés, and Cabarets; 8. Everyday Life; Part III. Chihuahua's Other Border Towns; 9. Ojinaga; 10. Palomas; Part IV. Postcards and Past Place; 11. Revisiting a Pictorial Past; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-332) and index.

ISBN:

9780816539956

0816539952

OCLC:

1096530530