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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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station, Texas :
Texas A & M University Press,
2015.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Andres, Benny J., |c Jr, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Power and Control in the Imperial Valley : |b Nature, Agribusiness, and Workers on the California Borderland, 1900-1940 / |c Benny J. Andres Jr. ; with a foreword by Sterling Evans. |
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| 264 | 1 | |a College Station, Texas : |b Texas A & M University Press, |c 2015. | |
| 264 | 3 | |a Baltimore, Md. : |b Project MUSE, |c 2015 | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2015. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (288 pages). | ||
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| 490 | 0 | |a Connecting the greater west series | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- "Subjugating" the Colorado River -- Colonizing the desert -- Racial agribusiness -- Racial labor -- The gospel of labor rebellion -- Conclusion -- Afterword. | |
| 520 | |a "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 nearby Colorado River to irrigate a million acres on both sides of the border. The 'conquest' of the environment was a central theme in the history of the valley. Colonization in the valley began with the construction of a sixty-mile aqueduct from the Colorado River in California through Mexico. Initially, Mexico held authority over water delivery until settlers persuaded Congress to construct the All-American Canal. Control over land and water formed the basis of commercial agriculture and in turn enabled growers to use the state to procure inexpensive, plentiful immigrant workers"--Provided by publisher | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 651 | 7 | |a North America |z Imperial Valley. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01310361 | |
| 651 | 6 | |a Imperiale, Vallee (Calif. et Mexique) |x Relations raciales. | |
| 651 | 6 | |a Imperiale, Vallee (Calif. et Mexique) |x Conditions sociales. | |
| 651 | 6 | |a Imperiale, Vallee (Calif. et Mexique) |x Conditions economiques. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) |x Race relations. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) |x Social conditions. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) |x Economic conditions. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Social conditions. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01919811 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Race relations. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01086509 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Irrigation farming |x Economic aspects. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00979621 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Economic history. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00901974 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |z United States |x State & Local |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Irrigation farming |x Economic aspects |z Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) | |
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