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)