Standing on Common Ground locates the roots of today's debates over border enforcement in the Sunbelt's pan-ethnic and transnational history; as cross-border ties in the 1940s among entrepreneurs and politicians; and a flourishing cultural traffic among tourists and students; gave way to economic instability and illegal labor migration.
#773899 in Books Harvard University Press 2014-11-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.57 x 1.59 x 6.48l; .0 #File Name: 0674735366552 pagesHarvard University Press
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful. A brilliant historian; who reminds us why he is brilliant.By George BoudreauOne of those rare moments when one examines a book and says "Wow. He's still got it."Richard Dunn has been an icon of historical scholarship since most of us were barely imagining a productive career as professional students of the historical past. Yet more than half a century into his career; he produces a work that is fresh; reasoned; brilliant; current. We're lucky to live in a moment when this magisterial work arrives. Dunn's study; based on painstaking research and a brilliant; analytical mind reminds us of the importance of archival research; of digging beyond the easy into the possible. It is an important work that should be on the shelves; on the desk; of anyone who wants to gain a comprehension of the roots of our racial past. A tour de force.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A life's work thoughtfully done; but muddled in detailsBy AtlasInteresting and overly thorough; Dunn's work is appreciated but not as useful as it could be if he had analyzed rather than exhaustively recounted every detail. The reader can't help but get lost in the over abundance of names and numbers; unfortunately hampering what Dunn set out to do. Rather than give life to the sorties of the Mount Aire and Mesopotamian slaves; Dunn's inability to cut or compress drowns out their stores in a sea of details. Still; it is clear this is a work of passion from a man determined to tell the story of these slaves. One will learn quite a bit about slave life in bothering regions if one is able to wade through all the "extra" material.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Couldn't put it downBy Virginia guyThis is a very well written and researched book on a tough topic. The cold bare facts of slavery are revealed in both Jamaica and Virginia and their voices come alive.
