Table of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction: Contravening Worldviews of People Competing for Boundaries and Resources
Aboriginal Harmony Ethos and Restorative Justice
The Protestant Ethic and New World Conflicts: Protestants, Aboriginals, Catholics
Chapter 2 Colonial Intrusion and Border Battles
Aboriginals and Their Pre-Columbian Boundaries
Colonial Encroachment and Conflict
The Acadian Expulsion: The roots of Manifest Destiny, Ethnic Cleansing and Cultural Genocide
Changing Spanish-AmericaAdaptations to Colonial intrusions
Chapter 3 The Emerging United States and its Expansionist Mandate
Manifest Destiny and White Protestant Supremacy: Boundary Maintenance 1776-1865The Monroe Doctrine & Imperial Designs: 1865-1917Turbulence in Mexico: The Road to RevolutionThe Texas Rangers’ Reign of Terror: Prelude to Pancho Villas’ U.S. RaidPolicing American Indians: Boundary Maintenance through Laws and Force
Chapter 4 North America and the Neocolonial Conflicts of the 20th Century
Introduction
The United States and Its "Indian Problem:" Changing Boundaries and IdentitiesExtending the Monroe Doctrine in the 20th Century: Hemispheric Exploitation and Cold War FearsCanada Comes of Age and the Perils of Quebec SeparatismMexico in the 20th Century: Growth, Corruption, & U.S. Interventions
Chapter 5 From NAFTA to the 21st Century
IntroductionBorder Perspective since 9/11
Impact of the Militarization of the U.S. BordersBorder Security’s Impact on North American IndiansMexico’s Daunting Role as a Filter for Drug and Human Trafficking
Appendix I Chronology of Major Events
Appendix II Maps
