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Chargement... Cutting for Sign (1993)par William Langewiesche
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"The border between the United States and Mexico extends 1,951 miles. Neither natural barrier nor physical construct, it has outlived the iron curtains and cement walls of Eastern Europe and has become perhaps the most potent political demarcation of our time. Its permanence can be marked by its permeability. The border does not work to keep people out - in Tijuana there are one million crossings each year and in the desert it may not even keep cattle from wandering. And yet its power to divide remains undeniable." "There are traces of this division everywhere. These signs - cinderblock churches, rusted generators, undergrazed pastures, the smell of the heat, casual debris - are what William Langewiesche, in the tracker's argot, is "cutting" for - trying to understand. Langewiesche explores this unique terrain, the only place where first and third worlds meet face-to-face, and reveals how the contours of the border affect not only those who live along it but also the rest of us, who live in the border's shadow."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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"It is also grimy, hot and hostile. In most places it is ugly. The food is bad, the prices are high, and there are no good bookstores. The U.S. side is depressed by the filth and poverty in Mexico. The Mexican side is overrun by destitute peasants and roiled by American values. The border is transient. The border is dangerous. The border is crass. It is not the place to visit on your next vacation."
What? No good bookstores? Enough said - for me anyway. But seriously, not a lot has changed since the early nineties, except there are perhaps even more illegal immigrants looking for ways north. And it is still, despite the Trump era's ridiculous "Wall" etc., extremely easy to cross the border and evade the authorities. Langewiesche, an ex-commercial pilot who flew an air taxi in the border area, knows the territory and has done extensive research and numerous interviews with all concerned. His book makes excellent background reading for understanding the current problems at our southern border. Highly recommended.
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER (