Redefining the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

An Analysis of Theoretical Concepts and Models

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, University of Passau, language: English, abstract: The paper analyses and compares different theoretical models of the U.S.-Mexico border regions. Special attention is placed on the models of Martinez, Pick and Butler, and Alegría. These findings are compared to current socio-economic data to review their applicability. Finally, the author amalgamates these ideas and develops a new model on this basis.