TY - BOOK AU - Castillo-Muñoz,Verónica TI - The other California: land, identity and politics on the Mexican borderlands T2 - Western histories SN - 9780520966727 AV - F1246 .C195 2016 U1 - 972/.2 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Oakland, California PB - University of California Press KW - Land reform KW - Mexico KW - Baja California (Peninsula) KW - History KW - Réforme agraire KW - Mexique KW - Basse-Californie KW - Histoire KW - HISTORY KW - United States KW - State & Local KW - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Social conditions KW - Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) KW - Mexican-American Border Region KW - Basse-Californie (Mexique) KW - Conditions sociales KW - Région frontalière mexicano-américaine KW - North America KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: the Mexican borderlands -- Building the Mexican borderlands -- The making of Baja California's multicultural society -- Revolution, labor unions, and early movements for land reform in Baja California 1910-1930 -- "Land and liberty": conflict, land reform, and repatriation in the Mexicali Valley, 1930-1940 -- Mexicali's exceptionalism -- Conclusion: the "all Mexican" train N2 - "The Other California is the story of working-class communities and how they constituted the racially and ethnically diverse landscape of Baja California. Packed with new and transformative stories, the book examines the interplay of land reform and migratory labor on the peninsula from 1850 to 1954, as governments, foreign investors, and local communities shaped a vibrant and dynamic borderland alongside the booming cities of Tijuana, Mexicali, and Santa Rosalia. Migration and intermarriage between Mexican women and men from Asia, Europe, and the United States transformed Baja California into a multicultural society. Mixed-race families extended across national borders, forging new local communities, labor relations, and border politics"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1398243 ER -