Tijuana: the history of a Mexican metropolis /

This is the first book-length study of Tijuana in English in over a decade. It is an in-depth history which theorizes a symbiotic frontieróa frontier of mutually advantageous interdependence between two different socioeconomic and cultural urban centers: San Diego and Tijuana. It surveys Tijuana's history from prehistoric times to the present as a series of sequential and interrelated frontiers. The author offers a sociocultural history, not just a political survey, studying Tijuana not in isolation but within its geographic, social, and cultural contexts. Individual chapters cover the geographic and historical backgrounds, Indians, missions, religions, ranching, filibustering, migration, tourism, industry, smuggling, and interdependency between San Diego and Tijuana. It includes an appendix detailing sources for studying Tijuana and an extensive bibliography, plus photographs, maps, and charts. List of Figures List of Photograohs List of Tables List of Maps List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Baja California and Tijuana: The Setting 2. The Indian Frontier 3. The Mission Frontier 4. Religious Pluralism 5. The Ranching Frontier 6. Schemers and Dreamers: The Filibuster Frontier 7. Magnet for Migrants: The Demographic Sponge 8. "The World's Most Visited City": The Tourist Frontier 9. Breakfast for a Dime: Commerce and Industry on the Border 10. Coyotes y Chiveros: The Smuggling Frontier 11. The Symbiotic Frontier 12. Conclusions Appendix Sources for Studying Tijuana Bibliography Index Double sided Scanned CopyFollowing a chapter on the geography of the region, Proffitt offers a sociocultural history of Tijuana from prehistoric times to the present. Includes a detailed appendix of sources for further study of Tijuana and an extensive bibliography. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR T.d. Proffitt, Iii. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.