Bøger af Paul J. Vanderwood

An account of the history and significance of an armed rebellion which took place in northwestern Mexico in the early 1890's. The author gives an account of the roots of the conflict and discusses its present day significance to culture and government.

Investigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana, asking what triggered the devotion and considering local, national, international, geographical, environmental, cultural, and psychological aspects of the event.

The story of the rise and fall of the gambling industry in Tijuana during the Jazz Age opens into a history of the development of that area and Southern California.

Examines bandits, police, and Mexican politics as a whole, showing how different groups used the agents of order and disorder to serve their interests. This work includes material on the period of the independence wars and on Pancho Villa, and a bibliography.