Border Boom Town: Ciudad Juárez Since 1848University of Texas Press, 1978 - 231 pages Traces the social and economic evolution of Ciudad Juarez, the largest city on the U.S.-Mexican border and one of the fastest-growing urban centers in the world. |
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Illustrations | 2 |
The Border Economic Heritage | 9 |
Revolution | 38 |
Copyright | |
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