Chiricahua and Janos: Communities of Violence in the Southwestern Borderlands, 1680-1880

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ISBN: 9780803274310
Dewey: 305.8972561
LCC Number: E99.C68
Author: Lance R Blyth
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Pages: 296
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Borderlands violence| so explosive in our own time| has deep roots in history. Lance R. Blyth’s study of Chiricahua Apaches and the presidio of Janos in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands reveals how no single entity had a monopoly on coercion| and how violence became the primary means by which relations were established| maintained| or altered both within and between communities.
For more than two centuries| violence was at the center of the relationships by which Janos and Chiricahua formed their communities. Violence created families by turning boys into men through campaigns and raids| which ultimately led to marriage and also determined the provisioning and security of these families; acts of revenge and retaliation similarly governed their attempts to secure themselves even as trade and exchange continued sporadically. This revisionist work reveals how during the Spanish| Mexican| and American eras| elements of both conflict and accommodation constituted these two communities| which previous historians have often treated as separate and antagonistic. By showing not only the negative aspects of violence but also its potentially positive outcomes| “Chiricahua and Janos” helps us to understand violence not only in the southwestern borderlands but in borderland regions generally around the world.

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Weight 0.94 lbs
Dimensions 8.84 × 5.62 × 0.77 in
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