North American Border Conflicts

Laurence Armand French was born in New Hampshire, with grandparents originally from Canada. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps when he was 17 and went to college as a disabled veteran. He earned his BA, MA, and Ph.D. in sociology/social psychology from the University of New Hampshire; a second MA from Western New Mexico University; and a second Ph.D. in cultural psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked closely with Dr. Magdaleno Manzanarez on North American border issues. Magdaleno Manzanarez was born in Mexico and "adopted" into a family in northern California’s wine country. He received his AA from Santa Rosa Junior College; his BA from the Universidad de las Americans in Puebla, Mexico; his MA from Sonoma State University; and his Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University. He is a tenured professor of political science and history and the first Vice President for External Affairs at Western New Mexico University. He sits on numerous boards including the Board of Trustee – Gila Regional Medical Center. He has published and presented papers nationally and internationally on border issues, notably those relevant to the Americas. He co-authored NAFTA & Neocolonialism: Comparative Criminal, Human, & Social Justice with Laurence Armans French.

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