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Power and control in the Imperial Valley : nature, agribusiness, and workers on the California borderland, 1900-1940 /

"Power and Control in the Imperial Valley examines the evolution of irrigated farming in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley, an arid desert straddling the California-Baja California border. Bisected by the international boundary line, the valley drew American investors determined to harness the nearb...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andrés, Benny J., Jr (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Connecting the greater west series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction -- "Subjugating" the Colorado River -- Colonizing the desert -- Racial agribusiness -- Racial labor -- The gospel of labor rebellion -- Conclusion -- Afterword. 
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