Power and control in the Imperial Valley : nature, agribusiness, and workers on the California borderland, 1900-1940 / Benny J. Andres Jr. ; with a foreword by Sterling Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrés, Benny J., Jr. (Benny Joseph), author.

Evans, Sterling, 1959- author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Connecting the greater west series.

Connecting the Greater West Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irrigation farming--Economic aspects--Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico).

Irrigation farming.

Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico)--Economic conditions.

Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico).

Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico)--Social conditions.

Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, Mex

Contents:

Introduction

"Subjugating" the Colorado River

Colonizing the desert

Racial agribusiness

Racial labor

The gospel of labor rebellion

Conclusion

Afterword.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-463-X

1-62349-219-X

OCLC:

898279770