Title Illusions of empire : the Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands / William S. Kiser

Edition 1st edition Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022] ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (262 pages : illustrations) Series America in the nineteenth century America in the nineteenth century. Contents Chapter 1. The Origins of Irregular Diplomacy in U.S.- Mexico Relations -- Chapter 2. The Contest for Chihuahua and Sonora -- Chapter 3. Confederate Lifelines in Northeast Mexico -- Chapter 4. Chaos and Imperialism in Northwest Mexico -- Chapter 5. The Shifting Tides of War and Diplomacy in Northeast Mexico Summary "Illusions of Empire adopts a multinational view of North American borderlands and border lines, examining the ways in which Mexico's north overlapped with America's Southwest in the contexts of diplomacy, politics, economics, and military operations. Beyond these direct historical arguments, the U.S.-Mexico borderlands provide a case study for the overt and covert nature of diplomacy in regions of contested sovereignty"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 17, 2021) Subject Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Political aspects HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877) Diplomatic relations Politics and government SUBJECT Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 19th century Mexican-American Border Region -- Politics and government -- 19th century United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Political aspects United States -- Foreign relations -- Mexico Mexico -- Foreign relations -- United States Confederate States of America -- Foreign relations -- Mexico Mexico -- Foreign relations -- Confederate States of America Subject Mexico North America -- Mexican-American Border Region United States United States -- Confederate States of America Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780812298147 0812298144

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