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“Mehnaaz Momen’s analysis of the interplay between local, regional, and global dynamics at the U.S.-Mexico border expands our understanding of the ways globalization is generating transformation. Momen explores these shifts from multiple dimensions, providing recognition to aspects of space and place that are often overlooked. Laredo’s long history of transnational dependency, which predates modern formations, contests the redefinition of social and economic relationships under contemporary globalization. In Momen’s hands, Laredo becomes a rewarding case study of globalization’s restructuring of identity in the penumbral borderlands as well as the resistance against it.” - Saskia Sassen, author of Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy “What is a border town? What is a border? Questions that Mehnaaz Momen asks and answers in her brilliant Listening to Laredo: A Border City in a Globalized Age. Through insightful analysis of the sociopolitical and economic realities of this most unique urban space whose cultural reality straddles two countries, Momen uncovers Laredo’s critical truths and social structures.” - Norma E. CantÚ, author of CanÍcula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera “In this significant contribution to U.S.-Mexico borderlands study, Mehnaaz Momen makes a substantial case about identity and spatial relationships in Laredo and convinces us to see the Texas city as a special border place.” - Daniel D. Arreola, author of Postcards from the Baja California Border “Mehnaaz Momen successfully debunks numerous myths about American cities on the Mexican border. Using the words of Laredo respondents who represent residents with special knowledge of their community, she uncovers a unique and fascinating city with a complex history and culture that has been mischaracterized for generations. This book is an example of social science at its best.” - Robert Lee Maril, author of The Fence: National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration along the U.S.-Mexico Border

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Mehnaaz Momen is an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Texas A&M International University and the author of The Paradox of Citizenship in American Politics and Political Satire, Postmodern Reality, and the Trump Presidency.

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