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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- "Subjugating" the Colorado River
- Colonizing the desert
- Racial agribusiness
- Racial labor
- The gospel of labor rebellion
- Conclusion
- Afterword.