Illusions of Empire: The Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

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William S. Kiser

Illusions of Empire

The Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

William S. Kiser

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University of Pennsylvania Press
07 December 2021

History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; American Civil War; Indigenous peoples

Series: America in the Nineteenth Century

Illusions of Empire adopts a multinational view of North American borderlands, examining the ways in which Mexico's North overlapped with the U.S. Southwest in the context of diplomacy, politics, economics, and military operations during the Civil War era.

William S. Kiser examines a fascinating series of events in which a disparate group of historical actors vied for power and control along the U.S.-Mexico border: from Union and Confederate generals and presidents, to Indigenous groups, diplomatic officials, bandits, and revolutionaries, to a Mexican president, a Mexican monarch, and a French king. Their unconventional approaches to foreign relations demonstrate the complex ways that individuals influence the course of global affairs and reveal that borderlands simultaneously enable and stifle the growth of empires.

This is the first study to treat antebellum U.S. foreign policy, Civil War campaigning, the French Intervention in Mexico, Southwestern Indian Wars, South Texas Bandit Wars, and U.S. Reconstruction in a single volume, balancing U.S. and Mexican source materials to tell an important story of borderlands conflict with ramifications that are still felt in the region today.

By: William S. Kiser
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780812253511
ISBN 10: 0812253515
Series: America in the Nineteenth Century
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 07 December 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William S. Kiser is Associate Professor of History at Texas AandM University-San Antonio.

Reviews for Illusions of Empire: The Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

Simply put, this is one of the best books I have read in years. William S. Kiser is a rapidly emerging scholar of the United States-Mexico borderlands. His historical sleuthing into various archives is superb in every respect. Illusions of Empire is a well-written and engrossing book that takes the reader on a journey of extraordinary riches deep into the history of the Southwest in a crucial era of American and Mexican history. It is highly recommended for scholars and general readers alike.--Jerry Thompson, Texas A&M International University