Border land, border water : a history of construction on the U.S.-Mexico divide /

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From the boundary survey of the 1850s to the ever-expanding fences and highway networks of the twenty-first century, Border Land, Border Water examines the history of the construction projects that have shaped the region where the United States and Mexico meet. Tracing the accretion of ports of entr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alvarez, C. J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2019]
Temas:
Building > Mexican-American Border Region.
Public works > Political aspects > Mexican-American Border Region > History.
Waterworks > Mexican-American Border Region > History.
Construction > Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
Travaux publics > Aspect politique > Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Histoire.
Services d'eau > Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
Building.
Ecology.
Waterworks.
Mexican-American Border Region > History.
Mexican-American Border Region > Environmental conditions.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Histoire.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Conditions environnementales.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The border environment in the nineteenth century
  • The border and the Mexican revolution
  • Police and waterworks on the border : aspirations to control through building
  • Police and waterworks on the border : systemic flaws
  • Building the border of today
  • Epilogue.

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