Required Books
Hellman, Judith Adler. The World of Mexican Migrants: The Rock and the Hard Place. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2008. ISBN: 9781595584489
Hoganson, Kristin L. American Empire at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: A Brief History with Documents. New York: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2016. ISBN: 9780312677053
LaRosa, Michael and Frank O. Mora. Neighborly Adversaries: Readings in U.S.-Latin American Relations. 3rd Edition. New York: Rowman & Littlefield: 2015. ISBN: 9781442226463
Ngai, Mae M. Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America. Princeton: Princeton UP: 2014. ISBN: 9780691160825
Rampolla, Mary Lynn. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2015. ISBN: 9781457690884
Accessing Course Materials:
There are several ways to access the required texts for this course:
- The required books are available for purchase at the College of Wooster bookstore or online.
- A copy of each required book is available on 2-hour/overnight reserve at the Gault Library.
- Some course materials, including podcasts, audio slideshows, and digitized primary sources will be viewed by clicking the highlighted link in the syllabus. Read this guide for an explanation of how to connect to JStor and other restricted databases off campus.
- Articles and short book excerpts marked “arp” or “additional readings page” are available on a password-protected page in this website. Please print them out and bring them to class. Please remember to print double sided wherever possible.
The complete schedule of class topics and readings is posted here.