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A Shared Space

  • Folklife of the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands

  • by James S. Griffith
University Press of Colorado - A Shared Space
  • Paperback Price: $28.95

Where it divides Arizona and Sonora, the international boundary between Mexico and the United States is both a political reality, literally expressed by a fence, and, to a considerable degree, a cultural illusion. Mexican, Anglo, and Native American cultures straddle the fence; people of various ethnic backgrounds move back and forth across the artificial divide, despite increasing obstacles to free movement. On either side is found a complex cultural mix of ethnic, religious, and occupational groups. In A Shared Space James Griffith examines many of the distinctive folk expressions of this varied cultural region.

 

  • James S. Griffith

    James S. Griffith has served as director of the Southwest Folklore Center at the University of Arizona Library. He is the author of numerous books and a frequent contributor to Arizona Illustrated television news program (channel KUAT), a PBS affiliate at the University of Arizona.

  • Paperback ISBN: 978-0-87421-187-0
  • Publication Year: 1995
  • Pages: 224
  • Discount Type: Short
  • ECommerce Code: 978-0-87421-187-0
  • Member Institution Access : Mountain Scholar
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