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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
Autor principal: Andres, Benny J., Jr (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "Subjugating" the Colorado River
  • Colonizing the desert
  • Racial agribusiness
  • Racial labor
  • The gospel of labor rebellion
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword.