Power and Control in the Imperial Valley : Nature, Agribusiness, and Workers on the California Borderland, 1900-1940
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Connecting the Greater West Series
ISBN-10
162349463X
ISBN-13
9781623494636
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Imprint
Texas A & M University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 30th, 2016
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
385 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.70 x 1.50 cms
Ksh 3,400.00
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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.
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.
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