Dynamics and conflicts in a cross-border region :  Mexico, Guatemala and Belize / 
edited by Mónica Toussaint and Marisol Garzón. 
 - New York, NY :  Routledge,  2023. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Latin American history in translation .
<br/><br/>Porous borders : The Soconusco between Chiapas and Guatemala, 1824-1882 -- Wars and Trade : The Chiapas-Guatemala cross-border space as a territory for political refuge, 1825-1863 -- Guatemalan refuge in Mexico : views on violence and forced displacement in recent history -- Border issues and their historical management by local political institutions, 1930-1990 -- Institutional constraints for cross-border land-use planning in Guatemala and Mexico -- Public institutions and border trade in the Mexico-Belize regional space -- Cross-border dynamics in the Mexico-Belize border region : types, characteristics and geographical location -- Epilogue : Central America and Mexico: shared horizons. 
<br/><br/> "This volume explores a series of issues pertinent to the history of the cross-border region between Mexico, Guatemala and Belize from new explanatory approaches in order to reflect on a history and a reality that are shared by three neighbouring societies, emphasizing the actors and local practices that shape cross-border dynamics. This analysis is contributed by eight specialists who study aspects that are fundamental to our understanding of a process involving various persons and institutions in a specific space. Dynamics and Conflicts in a Cross-Border Region addresses an issue of current relevance through studies that focus on the problems inhabitants of the region have faced over the years: the realities of a porous border; the existence of family, trade and cultural ties that surpass the administrative limits negotiated by the states late in the 19th century; the impact of the internal conflicts of neighbour countries in the border space; experiences of exile and refuge at the border and the violence they entail; the role of local authorities in managing regional problems; the pending task of cross-border territorial organization; the efforts of local institutions to promote regional development; and the presence of phenomena like contraband, drug trafficking, organized crime and human trafficking in an increasingly complex and challenging space. This provides a way to use the region's history as a springboard for conceiving of mechanisms by which we can together face the challenges presented today to the inhabitants of the cross-border region between Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Latin American history and Social History"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781003351924 1003351921 9781000866179 1000866173 9781000866193 100086619X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Borderlands--History.--Mexico<br/>HISTORY / Latin America / Central America<br/>HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico<br/>HISTORY / Modern / General
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mexican-Guatemalan Border Region--History.<br/>Mexico--Boundaries--Guatemala.<br/>Guatemala--Boundaries--Mexico.<br/>Mexico--Boundaries--Belize.<br/>Belize--Boundaries--Mexico.<br/>Mexico--Politics and government.<br/>Central America--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>972