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This book is most apropos given the rhetoric that pervades our airwaves and halls of power. Although the majority of the articles compiled in this volume reference the border between the United States and Mexico it does not limit itself to the political ones. For instance, there is a very intriguing expose discussing the divide between the affluent and impoverished. As the editor so poignantly states, While the chapters in this edited volume are diverse, they all emphasize that where borders and borderlands exits, they are not stable and static, but fluid and contested space(s) where political, social, educational, and economic categories are blurred and compromised . [...] Anyone interested in understanding the dynamics at play should consider reading this book. These are issues which have plagued humanity and which are not going away. Truly understanding the genesis, development, and consequences of these issues is the only way to begin getting a hand on them and come to terms with them. This books helps clarify, shedding light where darkness is all too prevalent, and opens channels of discussion which can only help uncover true solutions to most difficult equations. Dr Thomas Law Professor of Interpreting Services, Missional University tomlaw.org, 14.04.2017

This book is most apropos given the rhetoric that pervades our airwaves and halls of power. Although the majority of the articles compiled in this volume reference the border between the United States and Mexico it does not limit itself to the political ones. For instance, there is a very intriguing expose discussing the divide between the affluent and impoverished. As the editor so poignantly states, While the chapters in this edited volume are diverse, they all emphasize that where borders and borderlands exits, they are not stable and static, but fluid and contested space(s) where political, social, educational, and economic categories are blurred and compromised . [...] Anyone interested in understanding the dynamics at play should consider reading this book. These are issues which have plagued humanity and which are not going away. Truly understanding the genesis, development, and consequences of these issues is the only way to begin getting a hand on them and come to terms with them. This books helps clarify, shedding light where darkness is all too prevalent, and opens channels of discussion which can only help uncover true solutions to most difficult equations. Dr Thomas LawProfessor of Interpreting Services, Missional Universitytomlaw.org, 14.04.2017

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Leslie G. Cecil (PhD, 2001, Southern Illinois University Carbondale) is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis and was the Latin American Studies Coordinator at Stephen F. Austin State University from 2009–2011. Her research addresses issues of how the Postclassic Maya (ca. AD 900–1700), during times of social and political stress, used pottery to help identify themselves as part of a cohesive socio-political group.

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